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- From: garth@dojo.West.Sun.COM (Garth)
- Newsgroups: rec.martial-arts
- Subject: Gunpowder & Armor
- Date: 20 Nov 1992 16:17:03 GMT
- Organization: Sun Microsystems
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- >I invite you to try this: I've seen flintlocks (more advanced technology
- >than a flash pan) loaded. You can't possibly do this while jogging.
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- Ever been to a mountain man rendezvous? The load flintlocks at a flat run.
- In fact they do a lot of things I think would be very hard to do if you
- didn't "live the life".
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- BTW, these guys that I am quoting from recognized experts in their fields
- (Military History for the one, Small Arms and Artillery for the other).
- I know this group like to argue with experts, so I guess I don't expect this to
- change anyones mind, but I thought I would try.
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- -Garth
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