athairmor@lemmy.world to Forgotten Weapons@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoSpanish or Italian combination gun-spear with retractable blade, four barreled, 18th century ADlemmy.worldimagemessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1190arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1185arrow-down1imageSpanish or Italian combination gun-spear with retractable blade, four barreled, 18th century ADlemmy.worldathairmor@lemmy.world to Forgotten Weapons@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square18fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·5 months agoWait, how can you have a flintlock upside down? All the powder would fall out.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·5 months agoI believe the frizzen, under IDEAL conditions, keeps the powder in the pan until the lock ignites it. Wouldn’t want to bet my survival on it though, lmao
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoAs a reenactor, maybe on paper, but it doesn’t even hold the powder in when you jog.
Wait, how can you have a flintlock upside down? All the powder would fall out.
I believe the frizzen, under IDEAL conditions, keeps the powder in the pan until the lock ignites it. Wouldn’t want to bet my survival on it though, lmao
As a reenactor, maybe on paper, but it doesn’t even hold the powder in when you jog.