Own a musket for home defense, since that’s what the founding fathers intended. Four ruffians break into my house. “What the devil?” As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. Blow a golf ball sized hole through the first man, he’s dead on the spot. Draw my pistol on the second man, miss him entirely because it’s smoothbore and nails the neighbors dog. I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grape shot, “Tally ho lads” the grape shot shreds two men in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion. He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up. Just as the founding fathers intended.....
I LOLed!
That’s quite an action scene you just wrote. Quintin Tarantino would insist on directing it.
Won’t even need that much CGI to make it happen.
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Yeah; a “whiff of grape” would get their attention. Or, you could get really creative and let fly a blast of langrage. Nasty stuff.
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https://www.timelessmyths.com/history/triangular-bayonet/
The following are some key points to remember regarding triangle bayonets:
Triangle bayonets, as the name implies, are triangular bayonets that were initially developed in the 17th century in France. They were an improvement over the plug bayonet, which had the drawback of preventing the gun from being fired when it was attached.
The fundamental advantage of the socket and split-socket bayonets with triangular shapes is that they allow the musket to be fired while the bayonet is attached to the gun.
Many believed that the triangular bayonet Geneva Convention of 1949 banned triangle bayonets because the wound they make causes undue pain even after the battle because the broken skin and the wound from triangular bayonets were impossible to stitch; however, only bayonets with serrated edges were confirmed to be banned.
Even though triangular bayonets are hardly used today, they still have value, especially those that are from the previous wars. They can cost as much as a thousand dollars to less than a hundred dollars, depending on the specific type.
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“Tally ho lads” - I came here to post this, and am secretly glad I am not the first one! Thanks!
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Your a bit extreme, but that will do the job.
Joke aside. 2nd Amendment still plies to the elderly. I’m 76, and can still do most of what I did my entire life. Take no meds, but am aware of the relative danger we face today. Even in Rural America.
I don’t own a flintlock. I do have an antique 1873 Springfield trapdoor 45-70 that was given to my father when he was 3 years old. It is a bit long, but works fine. Not a close range weapon.
Also have a (made in 1924) Winchester model 12 16 ga. pump shotgun. A bit better suited to close range. Have to load shot shells for it, it is chambered for 2-1/2 hulls. But still goes bang.
I like to play gunsmith, had pretty good luck doing it. Old guys like old stuff. hee hee hee