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Napoleon flintlock

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The flintlocks of the Napoleonic period had many characteristics. In terms of performance, its reliability was affected by many factors: - In terms of firing principle, flintlock relied on the hammer to clamp the flint and hit the anvil to produce sparks. The sparks ignited the medicine pool under the anvil, and the fire of the medicine was transmitted into the bore through the fire hole to ignite the gunpowder. However, the ignition efficiency of the flint was not high. On rainy days, there were few sparks produced by the flint and the gunpowder in the medicine pool was easy to be wet. On average, there was a 20% chance of misfiring. - Because the black gunpowder burned dirty, the soldiers needed to clean the fire hole frequently, otherwise the fire in the medicine pool would not be able to ignite the gunpowder in the barrel. Shooting accuracy: - At that time, the hit rate of each country's flintlock musket after shooting 200 rounds at a company target was calculated. At a distance of 160 yards (about 146 meters), the hit rate of the Prussians 'new musket and the British rifle (Brown Bass) exceeded 55%. The French Charleville 1777 rifle was slightly weaker. At a distance of 320 yards, the hit rate of each country was relatively low. In the tests conducted by the Prussians, when shooting at a 7.6-meter-wide and 3-meter-high target area, the hit rate at 114 meters (150 steps) was 46%, and the hit rate at 228 meters was 12.5%. The hit rate within 100 meters was 50% or above, but the hit rate was very low beyond 200 meters. In terms of gun structure: - At that time, whether it was the gun barrel or the bullets, the tolerance was very large. For example, the French Charleville rifle barrel had a caliber of 17.5mm and a pellet diameter of 16.54mm. The diameter of the pellet was smaller than the inner diameter of the barrel, which made the movement of the pellet unpredictable when it came out of the barrel, and stray bullets often appeared. In addition, the two flintlock Gosard pistols once owned by Napoleon were sold on July 9, 2024 at the French auction house Osenat in the suburbs of Paris at a price of 1.69 million euros (1.83 million US dollars). The initial value was estimated to be 1.2 million to 1.5 million euros.($1.3 million-$1.63 million). The two guns were sold in Burr walnut boxes inlaid with ebony. The lid of the box was lined with green velvet, embroidered with the letter N, and embroidered flowers on the edge. The box and guns had Napoleon's password. A week before the sale, they were declared national treasures by the French government and could not leave France. Click on the link below to read the Musket Fire comic.

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