How do I install EarlyGuns (Handcannons)?

Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. Download the .jar. Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile. Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does EarlyGuns (Handcannons) work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.20.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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EarlyGuns (Handcannons)

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by ruoaal · on CurseForge

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The author built this one for Minecraft 1.20.1 on Forge. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.

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A bad minecraft mod destined to adding early gunpowder weapons, namely the Handgonne/Handcannon from 13th Century China.

Crafting

Recipes are in the image tab.

Note:

Once you fire, a 26 or so second cooldown will start until you can use the weapon again.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as [1.20.1]BETA_Early _Guns1.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 50 KB
Download link checked 17 Oct 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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