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Old 03-13-2017, 01:30 AM   #29
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Default Re: Early Victorian guns?

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Originally Posted by blacksmith View Post
Pin fire and needle guns would be cutting edge though more continental than British at this time. Brits like muzzle loading for some reason
Possibly because a multi-barrelled pistol was more reliable than a needle gun (and IIRC that was used for rifles, not pistols), and more powerful than pinfires were.
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