Does 'Hand guns of the fourteenth century were equipped with touchholes; in order to discharge such a weapon it was necessary to touch it with a torch.' stand independently of the premise 'The touchhole was used in loading the gun as well.', neither following nor contradicting it?
Hand guns of the fourteenth century were equipped with touchholes; in order to discharge such a weapon it was necessary to touch it with a torch.###The touchhole was used in loading the gun as well.