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A Surprising Weapon Carried by Highland Clansmen in the 18th Century
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In this Survive History video, Tod Booth from reenactment group Rose and Thistle explains why the steel pistol (or dag) was a particularly useful weapon for highland clansmen in the 18th century. Used by wealthy highland warriors during the Jacobite rebellion, the steel pistol was a unique weapon produced in places like Doune and Glasgow. It was used at the Battle of Prestonpans in 1745 and Culloden in 1746.
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@rslover65

4 months ago

The old horse nails thing is true. In the US it was common for gunsmiths to buy old wagon springs for gun barrels.

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@chemistryofquestionablequa6252

4 months ago

Makes infinitely more sense to use a heavy pistol like that as a bludgeon or off hand weapon after firing than to throw it.

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@donaldrauscher1703

4 months ago

The Murdock pistol a true piece of art!

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@twiddlerat9920

4 months ago

Saw a pistol like this that belonged to a jacobite general when I was on a tour of abbotsford house, although it was a little worn it looked like a masterful piece of work

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@SeemsLogical

4 months ago

The Nepalese blacksmiths do the same thing when they make khukuris. They go to junk yards and salvage the leaf springs from old Volkswagen trucks. Then they reforge them into khukuri blades.

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@WalldoTheWInner

4 months ago

"I first produced my pistol, and then produced my rapier and said 'stand and deliver, or the devil he may take ya!'"

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@NemFX

4 months ago

I think it's slang. "Throwing them" as in pistol whipping, or otherwise clubbing. I could definitely see that being the case, if you're carrying around a solid chunk of metal.

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@jymbyrlyyarmulkeshekelberg1490

3 months ago

i get this three days after returning from scotland and learning about the jacobites and their pistols, our phones definitely aren’t spying on us.

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@AlexandervanGessel

4 months ago

Throwing something valuable at the enemy is a time-tested tactic to raise morale: now youre going to have to defeat them or at least push them back if you want to retrieve it, so you're extra committed to the attack.

Some roman allies were notorious for doing this with their battle standards: now the whole unit is obliged to defeat the enemy, or they'll have to live with the shame of having lost their flag.

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@kevmoful

4 months ago

I have a picture of a distant great grandfather on my dad’s side holding one of these. It’s dated 1879 ,Probably an heirloom at that point or something. Pretty cool.

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@Gin-115

4 months ago

“D’ya like dags?”

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@avramlevitter6150

4 months ago

I wonder how many people they fought went "wow, they're not throwing them after firing them, their pistols must be really good if they're holding on to them!"

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@DJRonnieG

4 months ago

The subtitles misspelled Dune, but yes I can imagine this beings used om Arrakis.

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@jeffyoung60

3 months ago

Can you imagine carrying around a steel pistol in hot, desert environments? You would burn your hand touching it. Metal overheating in the blazing sun is not a problem in cloudy, cold Scotland.

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@yorktown99

4 months ago

The story I heard is that the Highlanders would advance in rank then halt, fire their muskets to create a smokescreen at close range, then charge in small platoon-equivalent bands to punch through the enemy lines with cutlasses & daggers. This massive punch would wreak havoc, and individuals would then be picked off with either knives or pistols.

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@walterkurtz4360

4 months ago

Thank you for the history lesson very much appreciated

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@Chironex_Fleckeri

3 months ago

The craftsmanship is impressive today, especially given the tools of the day.

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@thejakefromstatefarm6768

3 months ago

That is very cool! I appreciate the information. I learned a bit about a really cool pistol.

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@DaibhidhBhoAlba

4 months ago

Scotland had a thriving firearms industry until the British Government destroyed it through disarming vast swathes of Scotland and Scots.

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@walkerx1813

4 months ago

Him: "Doune"
Stilgar: "LISAN AL GAIB"

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