[@Willy Vereb]

If they're a nomadic peoples I'd doubt they be able to pick up their own handguns. They'd probably be buying them from other people using raid loot, or stealing them. But by the measures of the period as well early hand canons may not be the most effective an option, though I'm also probably thinking of mounted combat terms. You can't really use this on a horse:

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