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I wonder how did blackpowder firearms stay operational in the old days?
How often could a Revolutionary war soldier or Cowboy on the plains of Texas clean a blackpowder firearm with hot soapy water? Not that often I would guess and the metals of the day could not have been more corrosion resistant than what is used today.
The fact that there are guns dating from the 1700s in museums means that some how they made it work but how?
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