A_Hasbullah

Me too

Slug

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No, flintlock IS the type of the rifle, unless that you add "other type" before "rifle"

While I agree on your first point, don't you forget that the ammunition production should be running during those one week period, CMIIW.

What the hell kind of rationale is that?

Well, if you just awake from cardiac arrest in a completely different place. Afterlife or another dimension is the only rational answer. (I'm not sorry for any grammatical mistakes I made)

And the age isn't mathing...

Burn it down, I guess?

Well, I see this kind of tropes somewhere were the entity is impervious with all sort of magic attacks but not to physically one. I.e White whale in Re:zero.