Harmonica, or pistol?
Royal Armouries
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14m
As if you couldn’t get enough of the weird and whacky on this channel, this week Jonathan’s pulled out a firearm that looks less like a gun, and more like a musical instrument.
Get to know the harmonica pistol, designed by Pierre-Joseph Jarre. While this relatively rare weapon wasn’t widely successful, it gets extra points from us for its cool factor.
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