A friend of mine has an original military dog lock flintlock that he keeps meticulously clean, but he won't fire it. I agree with him on that. Besides it's increased value by not firing it, there's also a safety issue. I've seen reproduction muskets that have suffered burst barrels because the dumb ass owner didn't have the sense to clean it properly and the interior integrity of the barrel was compromised due to rust and corrosion.
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I'd rather be historically accurate than politically correct.
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