PugJesus@kbin.social to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.works · 8 months agoWhoever attached this (lantern) light to their flintlock pistol was too tactical and credible for their timemedia.kbin.socialimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1220arrow-down11
arrow-up1219arrow-down1imageWhoever attached this (lantern) light to their flintlock pistol was too tactical and credible for their timemedia.kbin.socialPugJesus@kbin.social to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.works · 8 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squarepelya@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 months agoOne striker to light the lantern - I guess it’s black powder powered, would give you 3 seconds of light and a big fluffy cloud of stinky soot. Another striker is to actually fire, if you can aim through the soot cloud. Genius!
minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.socialOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·edit-28 months agoMight have a priming charge of blackpowder to light it, but it’s probably oil in the lantern. EDIT: Page suggests it might be a candle
One striker to light the lantern - I guess it’s black powder powered, would give you 3 seconds of light and a big fluffy cloud of stinky soot. Another striker is to actually fire, if you can aim through the soot cloud. Genius!
Might have a priming charge of blackpowder to light it, but it’s probably oil in the lantern.
EDIT: Page suggests it might be a candle