Hwangjachongtong

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.886

Category

Craft

Era

조선시대

Designated year

1986

Location

용산구, 서울특별시— 서울특별시 용산구 서빙고로 137 (용산동6가, 국립중앙박물관)

Coordinates

37.524041, 126.980350

Hwangja Chongtong Gun is one of the cylinder-type guns that can be shot by manual ignition. As the smallest gun of its kind with excellent portability, it has muzzle diameter of 4 cm and total length of 50.4 cm; the inscription on it indicates that it was made in 1587 (20th year of King Seonjo’s reign), five years before the outbreak of the war against Japan in 1592. The barrel has a growing diameter from the muzzle and four knuckles in the shape of a bamboo branch. It has a round end and a handle fixed on a space between the first and the second knuckles. Having preserved its original shape in perfect condition in spite of various difficulties like Japanese invasion and Manchu invasion in the 16th and 17th centuries, and with its inscription indicating its manufacturing year, it is regarded as an important cultural heritage for the study of the national defense technology as well as the history of Korean traditional firearms.

Location