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Originally Posted by johndallman
Chronometers are mid-1700s, and hence definitely TL5. The Mauser is arguable, but the usual opinion is that TL6 small arms use smokeless powder.
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Ya, I super misread that as 1860s instead of 1760s. I mean, the action on the Mauser is certainly more advanced, same could be said for the mechanical machine guns, Gatling gun was invented just a few years before dynamite. The first modern load baring gear was invented in 1877, over a decade after dynamite, but is TL 6. I mean, it just dose not seem to make sense to have access to things like the Mauser, Gatling gun, and fabric webbing LBE, but not Nitroglycerin or Dynamite.