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To: Swordmaker

“Tongue of flame for fifteen feet from the muzzle! WHEEEEE! “
Got an 1856 in my bedstand. Anybody breaks in at night is gonna have a heart attack when it goes off!


13 posted on 11/19/2016 2:15:03 AM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
Got an 1856 in my bedstand. Anybody breaks in at night is gonna have a heart attack when it goes off!

Just make sure there's nothing volatile or flammable in the line of fire or you'll need a visit from the fire department. . . the black powder is not quick to extinguish. I recall it lasted a couple seconds until the last of it burnt out.

15 posted on 11/19/2016 2:59:11 AM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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