对明代火器发展的研究,属于军事史和科技史领域,技术性较强,明史学界对此研究较少。而与火器密切相关的神机营,虽受到一定的重视,但多是从京营的宏观角度加以考察,有些问题没有得到充分深入的研究。军事史、科技史以及中外交流史学界对明代火器及神机营的研究力度相对较大, The research on the development of firearms in the Ming Dynasty belonged to the fields of military history and history of science and technology. However, Shenjiabanying, which is closely related to firearms, has received a lot of attention from the macroeconomic point of view of Jingying and some problems have not been fully studied. The history of military affairs, history of science and technology, and the history of exchanges between China and foreign countries have made relatively great efforts in the study of firearms and the Shenji-camp in the Ming Dynasty.