#flintlocks

[crownedstoat]

Flintlocks

[victusinveritas]

I tend to think sport hunting is barbaric, but give these guys a pass because that 18th C. drip is strong, plus flintlocks are fun.

Photos from Field and Stream:

" Pennsylvania’s flintlock-only deer season, begun in 1973, is the last of its kind in America.

While most of today’s hunters tote modern in-line muzzleloaders, each January, Keystone State traditionalists forgo the smokepole’s biggest technological advances of the past 200 years—from the percussion cap to the FireStick—and step into the woods with gear befitting a primitive season: flint, steel, powder, patch, and ball. In this way, they keep the past alive.

Read the full story - https://www.fieldandstream.com/hunting/photo-gallery-pennsylvania-flintlock-only-deer-season

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[artemisareia]

Went to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, have some blurry pictures of flintlocks

I want to make a space marine chapter based on the dutch golden age now, imagine the stupidity of flintlock bolt pistols

"Have at thee, heretic!"

*Blam*

*30 seconds of frenzied reloading*

*dies of charging Khornate Berserker*

Should I? I could take the piss with the whole golden age rhetoric?

[autumngracy]

Life or Death for the Longhunter | Townsends

The most important piece of gear for a longhunter was his flintlock. Simeon teaches us about the longhunter, his gear, and maintaining his kit. Full lock breakdown.

[firearmkind]

On the Origins of Gun Species

Gunpowder and invented in China, around 1200 years ago. They mixed sulfur and saltpeter, and immediately got to work exploding things with it.

The earliest gunpowder-based weapons were fire lances and fire cannons; fire cannons were held by hand, but otherwise worked similarly to later european cannons: Using explosions to shoot a metal ball really far.

Those same europeans also made hand cannons, which are smaller, more portable cousins of fire cannons.

That eventually evolved into the arquebus, similar in shape to modern rifles but supported by a hook.

All of these required the gunman to light the powder by hand, and didn't have a trigger to pull. By attaching a bit of flammable twine to a movable piece on the gun, we got matchlock guns.

Instead of igniting the gunpowder by hand, the gunman pulled the trigger, which moved a bit of string so that it set fire to the powder.

Matchlocks still weren't the most practical, so people experimented with the design. After trying out wheellocks, snaplocks, and snaphances, they arrived at the flintlock.

These have a similar idea, but use a bit of flint on a "hammer" instead of twine. Pulling the trigger makes the flint strike metal, causing a spark and igniting the powder. These are the guns used by pirates!

Flintlocks evolved into percussion cap guns, which had a primer on the gun instead of a flint on the hammer. And those evolved into modern cartridge guns!

Here, the primer is placed on the cartridges placed in the gun. Early cartridge guns were still single-shot, and needed to be reloaded after firing once. I'll go over further advanced in another post!

[sovalovesbeer]

[filibusterfrog]

[ltwilliammowett]

Artifacts from HMS Erebus, befire 1845

Split screen image of a flintlock pistol recovered from the shipwreck of the HMS Erebus (L) and underwater archaeologist Marc-André Bernier carefully excavating a sailor's chest on board the same ship

[d1sapp01ntm3nt]

these fucking losers again

[rujellyroll-art]

i had to try a rendition of @ddsdyingdsaster ‘s post here of their SICK AS FUCK cowboy energy cora???? ❤️‍🔥

also included a close up with lips and without. i like both?? what do you think

[scribblue]

Landlocke ✨

Arrakore and Flintlocke bonding over the loss of their old lives and a shitty ex boyfriend... (They deserve each other)

[leona-florianova]

Jack Aubrey reference sheet I made for myself... This is just... Beginning of Master and Commander accurate.. sort of.

[galasgamingcorner]

There are lesser and greater gods. My name is Enki. You probably haven't heard of me.

[loongit]

drew the homosexuals :)))

[sovalovesbeer]

Ninjago Skybound. Translations in alt text.

I think bald Nadakhan looks better.

[foamcraft-armory]

Behold! Flintloctopus 2!