https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20220708/k10013707601000.html

You've been avenged Asanuma! DIE BITCH! :japan-cool::stalin-gun-1::stalin-gun-2:

  • CliffordBigRedDog [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    gotta say the stereotype is true the Japanese are more efficient, mfker got it done with like 2 pvc pipes, a heap of salvaged gunpowder and pinballs

      • Judge_Juche [she/her]
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        2 years ago

        He still has both his hands, I think that qualifies it as an excellent pipe gun

    • zxcvbnm [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Electronic firing mechanism powered by a RC car battery, looks like.

      • Mardoniush [she/her]
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        2 years ago

        Did anyone try a "Sparklock" gun in the 19th century? Seems like it'd be possible well before they switched to percussion caps, let alone smokeless.

          • Mardoniush [she/her]
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            2 years ago

            True, maybe for artillery where you're already lugging heaps of primer around?

            • CliffordBigRedDog [he/him]
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              2 years ago

              idk i would think a bit of fuse would be way cheaper and more durable than the massive copper pots filled with copper sulfate needed

              • Mardoniush [she/her]
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                2 years ago

                Apparently someone did in the 1860s using a fuller cell in the stock. But by then Cartridges were rolling out.

        • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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          2 years ago

          Batteryies were huge and they sucked. By that time flintlocks were pretty slick and well developed.