The Fifth Servant
“ “There are some technical peculiarities which suggest that this one was made by French gunsmiths,” he said, putting it down. He was left with one pistol about two feet long with a heavy butt.
“Here we go,” he said. “German-made. Plain barrel without ornamentation, such as an ordinary soldier might use. Some wear on the grooves, but it should do nicely.”
He and his men began the intricate process of loading the pistol with ball and wadding and powder and whatn...ot, tamping it down, then winding up the spring-lock mechanism. I didn’t know much about this kind of gun, but the spring-lock must have been very strong, because even Zizka, with his huge hands, was straining to get the tension right. When he was done, he let the cock down into the priming pan.
“What does your Torah have to say about the correct way to fire a pistol at a pig’s head?”
“The Torah is silent on the matter,”MoreLess
“Here we go,” he said. “German-made. Plain barrel without ornamentation, such as an ordinary soldier might use. Some wear on the grooves, but it should do nicely.”
He and his men began the intricate process of loading the pistol with ball and wadding and powder and whatn...ot, tamping it down, then winding up the spring-lock mechanism. I didn’t know much about this kind of gun, but the spring-lock must have been very strong, because even Zizka, with his huge hands, was straining to get the tension right. When he was done, he let the cock down into the priming pan.
“What does your Torah have to say about the correct way to fire a pistol at a pig’s head?”
“The Torah is silent on the matter,”MoreLess
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