[youtube][/youtube]In the "Sharpe" series of adventure novels, author Bernard Cornwell has Sharpe teaching British Infantrymen a "bite, spit, tap" method of rapidly loading and firing flintlock rifles and muskets. Some Australian re-enactors being sceptical of the practicability decided to put it to the test. Results as per below.
Bite, Spit,Tap, Fire!
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Bite, Spit,Tap, Fire!
Thanks to Eug who posted this video elsewhere.
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