Sorry, but those authorities are not with me 24/7 so they cannot protect me against criminals. At least having my own handgun and a CCW permit gives me an equalizer.
Well let me mess you up some more, for one the term is meaningless as it has long been out of use, and is not really used in law so literal definitions from that era do not apply today, modern shooters even using antique firearms do not use that term today, it is as outdated as the british empire.Really ?
You're not wrong LOL
Yet I knew of the term and you did not. How do you explain that ?
Clearly the people you shoot black powder guns with are not as informed as you think they are
So what ?
There were many innovations during the Napoleonic Wars:
These Innovations from the Napoleonic Era Changed War Forever
To some Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the greatest military geniuses of all time. He used the French Army (and those of allies) to spread the French revolutionary ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity across Europe. His vision was of a united Europe, under the hegemony of France. To others...www.toptenz.net
A smooth bore "rifle" is called a "musket"
What distinguishes a rifle is its rifling, NOT smooth bore. You really don't know much about guns do you ?
France did NOT have and soldiers in "full plate armor". French cuirassiers and carabiniers wore breast plates and helmets. The use of helmets was also not unknown in the British army - this pre-dated the issue of helmets a hundred years later in WWI, which also saw the re-introduction of steel body armor too...as did WWII and the development of (experimental). The development of personal body armor goes on to this day (albeit no longer made from steel).
Officers (and cavalry) used swords into WWI too
Remember that officers were not armed like their men, they carried weapons purely designed for self defense.
You might also reflect that the USA was issuing swords to cavalry into the 20th century:
Model 1913 Cavalry Saber - Wikipedia
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flashbak.com
He never said that-but if you shoot a criminal before he shoots you, or cause him to flee rather than be shot, that stops you from being harmed
that sometimes is an advantage. But a well prepared and trained citizen might be ready. Or the criminal might not be expecting an armed response. I have a wallet that fits a smith and wesson bodyguard in it. You can shoot through it-it is designed for that. Rarely, I will carry it as a back up in the place I normally carry a wallet. I practice shooting it with my left hand because that is normally the hand I use to pull out my wallet. A 380 CORBON JHP in the eye socket at a range of 3 feet is going to end most holdups
you didn't read what I wrote. A criminal should not see your weapon until after you have shot him or cut him so badly he cannot attack
Should DepatePolitics.com make a 'thin-blue-line' flag?
seems like racial stereotyping to me
Using windage is not even common in smootbores, simple paper patches long ago solved that issue, that was just britain being well behind the times in terminology as for the longest time windage meant adjustment to wind not bore clearance.It's of use to anyone firing a smoothbore musket and was a widely used term for a very important aspect of musketry, during a not inconsiderable period of time
Bottom line is that I knew of the term and what it meant, and that it had nothing to do with the wind, while you embarrassed yourself making wild affirmative statement to to contrary that were false
Clearly your claimed experience of black powder guns (if indeed you do have any) is of far less worth than you seem to think it is
Perhaps you should learn a little more about guns ?
The helmets and breast plates in use in the Napoleonic Wars would not stop a musket ball at close range but would stop them at greater range. Moreover they'd offer protection against shrapnel/grape shot from artillery as well as from sword blows and thrusts from bayonets
French cuirassiers were equipped with the breast plate at Napoleon's personal request and he knew something about warfare. The concept of armoring troops is still alive today and indeed is an important aspect of equipping a modern soldier - so maybe Napoleon was ahead of his time
When I served, we worse "body armor" that was really just protection against shell slinters. It was hot and uncomfortable to wear and would never stop a bullet....do you think it was "outdated" ?
Again you show how little you know of what you prattle on about
"Full plate mail" ?
Sorry, this makes no sense...the term for armor as "mail" was obsolete. I think you mean "full plate armor"
You're getting confused, are you still talking about the Napoleonic Wars and the age of gunpowder, because full plate armor was discarded in the 17th century:
Plate armour - Wikipedia
Germany experimented with body armor too, and these experiments were not "disastrous"
But perhaps you have your own, personal criteria for the meaning of "disaster" and "disastrous", they just weren't successful because they proved too heavy to be bullet proof. Modern day body armor is much better
The US army also experimented with body armor in WWI:
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The US designed FLAK jackets proved much better but were no defense against a bullet, though the concept had been trialed by the British army in WWI
World War 1 Body Armor: 1914-1918 - Flashbak
War creates a need for innovation. In 1914, high technology for men in battle constituted of khaki clothing.
British police wearing chain armor ?
I don't think I've ever seen a picture of a British policeman wearing that
Though why "sadly" with regard to kevlar and ceramic plates? Are you aware of a British policeman being keeled while wearing body armor ?
www.safeguardclothing.com
Windage is still an obsolete term, completely irrelevant to today even for muzzleloaders, only relevent for british historians who have nothing better to do and ignore the blatent fact even during the time it was used paper and cotton and linen were used to fill bore gaps."Windage" was a common term in the days of smooth bore muskets
It did not refer to the wind as you wrongly said
I was aware of the term, whilst you, with all your claimed experience in black powder weapons, were not
No they weren't - you just don't know anything about Napoleonic warfare
Napoleon himself asked his minister for war to provide regiments of cavalry to wear the cuirass (breastplate) and helmet (previously he had none)
Under Napoleon, the regiments of elite cavalry, the Carabiniers, shed their highly prized bearskin hats and adopted helmets and breastplates in response to losses they suffered on campaign
"The regiments retained their distinctive bearskin headwear until 1810 when it was replaced by even more distinctive helmets...they were also distinguished by the iron cuirasses after suffering heavy casualties in the 1809 campaign..."
Carabinier - Wikipedia
"Heavy Casualties". Like I've previously said, you don't know what you're talking about
Nope, FLAK jackets were widely issued and worn during the peak of the ETO bomber offensive of 1943
"...body armour being tested at the St Albans lab is mostly made up of aramid – a class of strong synthetic fibres that includes Kevlar and are tightly-woven to stop a blade from getting through. “This type of armour would be looking to blunt the blade and arrest the knife, absorbing the energy and stopping it penetrating too far...
Early versions of the stab-resistant armour were made up of interlocking metal circles designed to stop the blade from penetrating, but officers ended up leaving the bulky and hot vests on the back seat of their police cars rather than wearing them..."
Stab, shoot and slash: inside the lab testing UK police body armour
In a small research facility just outside of St Albans a group of researchers pushes the latest innovations in body armour to their limitswww.wired.co.uk
So yes, British police do wear stab proof vests and early models did use a construction similar to chain mail, but were unpopular and rarely worn, and were replaced by....KEVLAR constructed vests
"Kevlar® is used in both bulletproof and stab proof vests. The Kevlar® fabric is tightly woven together in order to create stab proof vests. ... The sharp edge of the knife is then unable to penetrate through to the flesh because it is caught within the Kevlar® weaving."
HOW DOES A STAB PROOF VEST WORK?
There are a few things you need to know if you are looking for a stab-proof vest. The first is that no stab vest is completely impenetrable – this is why body armour is often referred to as stab or bullet ‘resistant’ rather than ‘proof.’ All body armour has the ability to be penetrated by a...
No, per the link about, the chain mail type construction was heavy and hot and policemen were reluctant to wear them. They were replaced by Kevlar constructed vests.
amusing that is.
yeah. now it means left-right adjustment-either with a sight or aiming off. I use the term more as an archer and archery coach than as a professional shooter. In shotgun events and the speed shooting I do, it has no real use. But shooting an Olympic bow or crossbow at 65-70 meters, "aiming off" is a key skill in gusty winds
well the gap between the diameter of the ball and the bore could increase the randomness of the ball's flight due to the wind
