It’s why the liberals want to take away firearms of any type...mostly the cousins of true military assault rifles...just think what would have happened if the British didn’t allow the Colonialist muskets - only crossbows or sling shots...made a big difference to stand toe-to-toe with the Brown Bess when one was armed like wise!
***just think what would have happened if the British didn’t allow the Colonialist muskets.***
Back in the 1870s the British in South Africa ordered all blacks to register their “Birmingham gas pipes”, a slang term for a trade musket.
The guns were then seized. Natives who protested got their muskets back so damaged they were useless.
The British never imported any muskets for the colonists. The colonists imported parts from France, Germany and other countries, and raided British arms rooms. Some Revolutionary firearms can have anywhere from 2 to 5 different serial numbers on fabricated parts from different countries, while others completely fabricated by colonial gunsmiths will have no serial number anywhere.