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You have to see this Flintlock Machine Gun from the 1700s

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In July 1813, British and Canadian forces approached the American Fort Mackinac in Michigan, surrounding it and demanding its surrender. The installation commander was Lt. Porter Hanks, who knew he was not only outnumbered but that no reinforcements could possibly arrive in time for him to hold the fort. To minimize the casualties to both his troops and the civilians in the fort, he surrendered it without a fight.  The surrender had huge implica…
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