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athairmor@lemmy.world to Forgotten Weapons@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago

Spanish or Italian combination gun-spear with retractable blade, four barreled, 18th century AD

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Spanish or Italian combination gun-spear with retractable blade, four barreled, 18th century AD

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athairmor@lemmy.world to Forgotten Weapons@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16804781

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  • skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de
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    11 months ago

    some weapons are forgotten for a reason

    • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world
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      And then there is this weapon, forgotten for being too cool to be remembered.

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  • ℕ𝕠𝕓𝕠𝕕𝕪 𝕆𝕗𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝@lemmy.world
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    final fantasy inspired

  • Logh@lemmy.ml
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    Looks like it could be used as a shoehorn as well.

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    Wait, how can you have a flintlock upside down? All the powder would fall out.

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      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

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        As a reenactor, maybe on paper, but it doesn’t even hold the powder in when you jog.

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    Looks like one strong swing would’ve made the bullets and powder charges go flying out the barrels without being fired.

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      Shoot first.

      Don’t bring a knife to a gunfight where you already brought a gun to a knifefight wait there’s oh God it’s a knife gun or a gun knife just shoothim I already did ok stab him ok

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    I see the good hunter wasn’t just a dream

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    I think we forgot this as a means of psychological protection.

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    That must be very point heavy

  • ✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.world
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    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunge_mine

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    It’s called the “What could possibly go wrong?”

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    Steampunk as fuck man. Love it.

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    Just as a thought experiment because it would be terribly impractical:

    what if this weapon was meant to be swung?

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      Mace seems to be the best most effective use.

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