00:00If you were a hunter in 17th-century Holland, the KALTH repeating rifle would give you astonishing firepower from just
00:06a single barrel.
00:07Inside the breech, two separate magazines, one for gunpowder, the other for lead balls.
00:12When you push the trigger guard lever, a rotating breech block aligns with the magazines.
00:18A measured charge of powder drops in, then it rotates again to drop a ball in front of the powder,
00:24sealing the chamber behind it automatically.
00:26Now aim at your target and pull the trigger.
00:29The spark ignites, the shot fires.
00:31Then with one single lever movement, you reload and can fire up to 30 shots in a row.
00:37The single barrel miracle from Holland.
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