Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Zvombo zvokutanga-tanga zvaipfura zvishoma (mumwe munyori wechiTudor English anotarisira kupfura kasere neuta hurefu hwechiNgezi munguva inodiwa kuti "mupfuri akagadzirira" ape shanu kubva pamusket), uye François Bernier anoshuma kuti vapfuri vakatasva vakanyatsodzidziswa paHondo yeSamugarh muna 1658 vakanga "vachipfura katanhatu musketeer asati apfura kaviri". Zvombo zvinopfura zvaigonawo kukanganiswa nemamiriro okunze ane mvura. Zvisinei, dzaiva nenzvimbo refu inoshanda (inosvika 200 yards yebhora refu, inosvika 600 yards yemusket), kupinda kukuru, dzaive dzakasimba zvakanyanya zvichienzaniswa nechero chombo chemberi chakatakura vanhu (ma16th century arquebuses uye muskets aive ne1,300 kusvika ku3,000 joules pamushonga zvichienderana nehukuru uye hupfu mutoro, zvichienzaniswa ne80-100 joules yemuseve murefu wakajairika kana 150-200 joules yebhora rakapetwa), uye vaive vakanyanya kunaka mumamiriro ezvinhu akajairika evarwi vachipfura kune mumwe nemumwe kubva kumashure kwezvimhingamupinyi. Dzakapindawowo muzvombo zvesimbi pasina kudikanwa kwokuvaka tsandanyama chaidzo. Nokudaro mauto aiva nezvombo zvaigona kuva nesimba guru rokupfura, uye vapfuri vakanyatsodzidziswa vakanga vasisakwanisi kurwa. Nhamba
Hondo yeCerignola muna 1503 yakakundwa neSpain zvikurukuru nokushandiswa kwezvombo zvinopisa, zvichiratidza nguva yokutanga hondo huru muEurope yakakundwa nokushandiswa kwezvombo zvinopisa.