10 6 / 2011
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The official reason why the Puckle Gun never caught on with the British Army is that it had way too many cylinders — like three or four. Clearly this was more cylinders than British gunsmiths could keep track of. “We’re soldiers, blast it, not wizards!”
And the reason why the Puckle Gun had so many cylinders, by the way, was its blatant racism. Wait, what?
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