{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "Henry VIII\u2019s bizarre mace pistol,\r\n A very bizarre weapon, this is a mace with three pistol barrels located in the mace head.\u00a0 A...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/107786946483/", "html": "

sw0rdk1ng:

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concepthuman:

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peashooter85:

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Henry VIII\u2019s bizarre mace pistol,

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A very bizarre weapon, this is a mace with three pistol barrels located in the mace head.\u00a0 A matchlock firearm, it was discharged by touching a burning slow match to a touch hole.\u00a0 Most interestingly one was owned by Henry VIII King of England, who would carry it while walking the streets of London at night.\u00a0 He did this to check that his constables were doing their duty.\u00a0 One night they were, and he was arrested and jailed for suspicious activities, as he was carrying a huge mace gun on him at the time.\u00a0 When his identity was revealed, the constables feared they would be executed, the fate of most of Henry\u2019s wives.\u00a0 However they were rewarded with a stipend of 23 pounds for their vigilance.

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Henry VIII\u2019s mace is currently a part of the Royal Armouries Collection

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What the fuck

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ok but did it work

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close enough.

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