I've just read a book by W. Cleator, an English author, An Essay on Shooting 1789, and I came across this little statement he made in passing. He was discussing rifles and the various ways of charging them. Anybody know about this?
“.... we are informed, that the pieces used by the Hessian yagers, are charged in the same manner as the common screw-barrel pistols.
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“.... we are informed, that the pieces used by the Hessian yagers, are charged in the same manner as the common screw-barrel pistols.
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