Keeping your powder dry. The ingenious weatherproof flintlock shotgun
Royal Armouries
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Parisian gunmaker, Nicholas Bouillet is the designer behind this ornate weapon, featuring two steel box covers to literally 'keep your powder dry' and avoid misfired in wet conditions.
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