Talk:Chain-shot

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"Chain shot is reported to have been invented around 1665.[2]

Chain shot was used by the defenders of Magdeburg in May 1631 as an anti-personnel load..."

Why are there two different dates? If it was used in 1631 that would mean it was made before then, so why is the first date still listed? Onehotdog93 (talk) 08:08, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

• The Magdeburg fact was added later. I have removed the alleged invention date because the source used is not primary and does not go into detail about how it arrived at that date. — BRIAN0918 • 2008-04-24 12:50Z