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Old 7th April 2016, 10:02 PM   #7
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What about cross ignition? Any safety features to stop this?
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I don't see any creative features to prevent cross ignition (chain firing). It has probably always been a problem with multi shot flintlock weapons.

I've read about the use of grease to help prevent it in early frontier cap and ball revolvers.
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