What happens when flint hits steel at full speed… #shorts #history #ancient #museum

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Ever wondered what actually fires a flintlock musket? It starts with 4F black powder, the finest grain available, packed into the frizzen pan as priming powder. When the trigger pulls, flint strikes hardened steel at full speed, throwing a spark directly into that powder. What happens next is exactly what changed warfare in the 18th century. Watch the full demonstration on History Roundtable and subscribe for more living history up close. #FlintlockMusket #BlackPowder #HistoryRoundtable #ColonialHistory #RevolutionaryWar #MuzzleLoader #HistoryShorts #FirearmsHistory #18thCentury #LivingHistory #HistoryNerd #AncientWeapons #MusketFiring #historyfactshindi