Metal fire lance barrels appeared around the mid-13th century and these began to be used independently of the lance itself.
mˈɛɾəl fˈaɪɚ lˈæns bˈæɹəlz ɐpˈɪɹd ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə mˈɪd θˈɜːtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ænd ðiːz bɪɡˈæn təbi jˈuːzd ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəntli ʌvðə lˈæns ɪtsˈɛlf.