Bows
Longbows
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Not a gun, but certainly a weapon, recurve bows (or longbows, or compound bows) can be manufactured so as to either fold or break down into two or three pieces.
Source: IKEA Weaponry -
This might make them useless if it weren't for their high damage output with bows and how longbows are sometimes only usable by snipers.
Source: Crippling Overspecialization - Not only useful in close-combat, they were the best protection there was against arrows, as the short, maneuverable composite bows of the east and the smooth-shooting longbows of the west both hit hard and were extremely difficult to parry, especially in volleys.
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