Colonial Weaponry 101 | Saints & Strangers

this is your standard standard matchlock

this is your standard standard matchlock musket it was the earliest firing musket

musket it was the earliest firing musket

musket it was the earliest firing musket that they was this over here is a match

that they was this over here is a match

that they was this over here is a match cord both sides were normally kept like

cord both sides were normally kept like

cord both sides were normally kept like hip to light in case one end was

hip to light in case one end was

hip to light in case one end was extinguished and you know over here

extinguished and you know over here

extinguished and you know over here you’d put your your black powder this

you’d put your your black powder this

you’d put your your black powder this would essentially be locked up take your

would essentially be locked up take your

would essentially be locked up take your shot load it into the pan closer then

shot load it into the pan closer then

shot load it into the pan closer then now the musket ball take the scouring

now the musket ball take the scouring

now the musket ball take the scouring stick reverse it

stick reverse it

stick reverse it reverse scour down you charge

reverse scour down you charge

reverse scour down you charge now take your purchase gentlemen

now take your purchase gentlemen

now take your purchase gentlemen bellington they need to place their

bellington they need to place their

bellington they need to place their match cord almost testing them

match cord almost testing them

match cord almost testing them of course and are you ready to go so

of course and are you ready to go so

of course and are you ready to go so what would essentially happen would be

what would essentially happen would be

what would essentially happen would be you would pull the trigger here the lit

you would pull the trigger here the lit

you would pull the trigger here the lit match cord would like the part in the in

match cord would like the part in the in

match cord would like the part in the in the pan igniting the part in the barrel

the pan igniting the part in the barrel

the pan igniting the part in the barrel propelling the bullet this thing is

propelling the bullet this thing is

propelling the bullet this thing is really heavy and it’s obviously very

really heavy and it’s obviously very

really heavy and it’s obviously very long you would you would you would have

long you would you would you would have

long you would you would you would have two things so you’d be holding this in

two things so you’d be holding this in

two things so you’d be holding this in the stand and you just stick the stand

the stand and you just stick the stand

the stand and you just stick the stand in the ground and then you aim it like

in the ground and then you aim it like

in the ground and then you aim it like this these were pretty inaccurate in

this these were pretty inaccurate in

this these were pretty inaccurate in terms of yeah right it’s tremely

terms of yeah right it’s tremely

terms of yeah right it’s tremely inaccurate rare for them to actually

inaccurate rare for them to actually

inaccurate rare for them to actually fire because they were so unreliable I

fire because they were so unreliable I

fire because they were so unreliable I expect there was a lot of kind of oh

expect there was a lot of kind of oh

expect there was a lot of kind of oh just people with it this is your

just people with it this is your

just people with it this is your possible and this would carry a black

possible and this would carry a black

possible and this would carry a black powder in it and yeah your sword just

powder in it and yeah your sword just

powder in it and yeah your sword just bleh Talmud in this this is a solid iron

bleh Talmud in this this is a solid iron

bleh Talmud in this this is a solid iron this was solid iron so that’s plastic

this was solid iron so that’s plastic

this was solid iron so that’s plastic now they wouldn’t necessarily keep their

now they wouldn’t necessarily keep their

now they wouldn’t necessarily keep their eye on the target they’d almost like

eye on the target they’d almost like

eye on the target they’d almost like drop the head like this because it would

drop the head like this because it would

drop the head like this because it would because it would there would be a puffin

because it would there would be a puffin

because it would there would be a puffin yeah and that’s the other thing they

yeah and that’s the other thing they

yeah and that’s the other thing they told us about it doesn’t have a trigger

told us about it doesn’t have a trigger

told us about it doesn’t have a trigger as we saw these were really rudimentary

as we saw these were really rudimentary

as we saw these were really rudimentary so you couldn’t carry them like this

so you couldn’t carry them like this

so you couldn’t carry them like this didn’t set them off and you couldn’t

didn’t set them off and you couldn’t

didn’t set them off and you couldn’t have to be really careful apparently a

have to be really careful apparently a

have to be really careful apparently a lot of people didn’t blowing things up

lot of people didn’t blowing things up

lot of people didn’t blowing things up integers off because they were so easily

integers off because they were so easily

integers off because they were so easily sit off by mistake