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Flintlock pistol hidden inside of a bible, fired by pulling the bookmark, Italy, late 17th century AD (lemmy.world)
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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago

https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/a-bible-gun-that-belonged-to-francesco-morosini-could-be-fired-without-opening-the-book