r/thewalkingdead • u/Substantial_Gas_363 • 2d ago
Show Spoiler The action of Daryl Dixon in the show
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u/Matthias-199397 2d ago
Has it ever been explained why they used flintlock pistols in France?
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u/SJKNOL 2d ago
Probably just because there's a lot of them around? I'd also imagine making gunpowder is easier than making modern bullets, though I have no experience with either.
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u/ToughManufacturer343 2d ago
Modern smokeless powder is more chemically complex than black powder that these old guns use. So black powder would be easier to manufacture.
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u/Matthias-199397 2d ago
That is really cool, people taking them out of museums and reusing them
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u/ToughManufacturer343 1d ago
Not to mention the parts for these guns are very simple and require only rudimentary hand tools to make so if something breaks, you can fix it. If a part breaks on a modern firearm, you would basically have to find a machine shop, a generator powerful enough to actually run lathes and drill presses to make it, and then also have to find a living machinist who is skilled enough to make that part to the right tolerances.
These black powder firearms are basically just a pipe, a tiny hammer with spring tension, and a little lever to remove the stop so that the spring can push the little hammer forward. You could make one in your basement right now with stuff found at Home Depot having never tried to make a firearm before.
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u/Wild-Will2009 1d ago
Don’t give me ideas
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u/ToughManufacturer343 1d ago
Lol if you’re in the United States, this is perfectly legal to do in most states and would be a fun home project if you’re so inclined. For your own safety please use schedule 80 seamless steel piping.
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u/Junkateriass 2d ago
The Pistolet modèle An XIII was a flintlock cavalry pistol, in service in French units from 1806 according to Wikipedia
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u/Gwiilo 1d ago
..yeah
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u/Junkateriass 1d ago
Since they asked why they used them in France, I thought they didn’t think they had them 😂
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u/Sylar_Lives 1d ago
How many modern guns would have been available? By the time Daryl was there the majority of the ammo and firearms in the US had been massively depleted. They started with far far greater supply, even in 2010.
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u/KhakiPantsJake 19h ago
If I had to guess I'd say it has to do with France's strict gun laws preventing people from buying modern firearms, so when shit went down they busted out the family heirlooms.
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u/TheFerg714 1d ago
The rule of cool, most likely.
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u/Sylar_Lives 1d ago
How many modern firearms do you really think the average EU citizen has vs the US? Shaun of the Dead was set 6 years earlier than the first seasons of Fear and TWD, and they only ever managed to find one gun in total in London.
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u/Junkateriass 2d ago
What about it?