This Is A Grenade Launcher From 1730! #Shorts

Grenade launchers are much older than you think! Back in the 18th century, they also had grenade launchers made of flintlock.

Courtesy of Chalke Valley History Festival

#AbsoluteHistory #ChalkeValleyHistoryFestival

[NoOne-onvt]

Can you imagine meeting for a duel and your enemy pulls out one of these

[ignaciocabrera]

I can absolutely imagine a drunken angry scotsman with only 1 eye going into the battlefield with this gun

[gamecarnival]

The scariest thing is that there's still a chance your flint won't ignite your powder charge. At that point you throw the gun and run

[happymark]

“Soup can”
- A one eye man that would want this

[CrayonEater]

George Washington hitting that cross-map noob tube at Yorktown:

[mnemonichotpocket]

When the homies make fun of your blunderbuss:

[fail]

I love how the idea of launching a explosive really far with a smaller explosive hasn't change in 200 years

[Mars]

*"Ey, that's good scrumpy"*
-A one-eyed black Scottsman

[RobocopStealerOfFridges]

"Oh, they gonna have to glue ya' back together- IN HELL!"
-1730s Demoman

[MaidofRage]

"What makes me a good Demoman? If I were a bad Demoman, I wouldn't be sittin here, discussing it with ya now would I?!"

[civilwildman]

“They’re gonna bury what’s left of ya in a soup can!”

[endergeo]

I love how the grenades look like Cartoonish bombs Straight out of a Loony toons episode

[bungojerry]

"Thou shall get acquainted with my miniscule companion" -al paTEAno

[theredactediq-]

"That's how ya do it, lads!" - demoman - *team fortress two*

[dsnahogaragames]

I DIDN'T NEED YA HELP YOU KNOW
"Proceeds to kill bind"

[keterclassscenario]

"Parry this you filthy casual!"

[brendan]

“They’ll have to glue you back together IN HELL!”
-Tavish “Demoman” Finnegan DeGroot

[cristsan]

Uses: To yeet the Holy Hand Grenade further

[RCK-_-RBX]

Pawn stars:yeah thats gonna be 45 dollas

[chemicallylemon]

"Woe to you, good sir, and those fellows within proximity to ye"