Chapter 115: The World of Muskets in 1839
"Don't worry, we're old friends. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info You also know that I am the most righteous, and doing business has always been fair and just, how can I do that lack of morality.
When we do business, we also have to look at the future. ”
Li Xian repeatedly assured that Martin believed that Li Xian did intend to pay for things, instead of coming over to play the field and rob his property.
Martin was extremely afraid of Wang Jiuxuan at this time, and he didn't dare to look over, so he led the way in front and led everyone to a secret compartment next to him.
Pan Wu was originally frightened, but when he saw Wang Jiuxuan's might, he instead rolled everyone else on the ground, and immediately shook up, kicked the buttocks of several big men who fell to the ground, and scolded and scolded.
When they arrived at the secret room, whether it was Wang Jiuxuan or Lin Pingzhi, they couldn't help but change color, it turned out that the rows on the wall were full of rifles of various models, and there were countless grenades and pistols on the table.
It turned out that this Martin was selling all kinds of arms, so the reason why Li Xian brought them here was about to come out.
The Qing government absolutely prohibited the possession of firearms by the people, although it was more lenient on foreigners, but it was necessary to let people know that Martin secretly sold all kinds of firearms in Guangzhou, and there was definitely no good fruit to eat, and whether he could leave Guangzhou alive is also two words.
As a modern person, Li Xian has attached great importance to foreign guns and firearms since he arrived in this plane, and naturally has some contact with these secret arms dealers, otherwise he would not have a place to get air rifles or muskets.
It is no wonder that these Blackstone arms dealers, who are usually mainly in the business of pirates and other shady forces, are so vigilant that they are really making money with their lives, and their most dangerous enemies are not government officials, but their own customers.
Wang Jiuxuan and Lin Pingzhi took a rough look, and saw that there were at least hundreds of guns, dozens of boxes of grenades and bullets in this warehouse, and they couldn't help but show surprise.
They had seen Li Xian use muskets, and they knew the power of these things, if the things in this room were taken out and equipped with people, ordinary mansions and cities could be easily occupied, and they could be regarded as big killers.
This is also because the people of this era do not have a deep understanding of firearms, that is, with the well-informed knowledge of the two of them, they have never seen so many firearms, and they are a little out of shape for a while.
"We'll have to say okay, you can't fool me.
If you want to take the things here, you can take them as you like, anyway, I can't beat you, and I can't stop them.
However, if you want to do business seriously, you can't force you to buy and sell, you have to go at the normal price, so that we can continue to do it for a long time in the future. Martin sighed and said, feeling that he was unlucky, he thought that an old customer who was good to talk to, but he didn't expect it to be a killer.
"No problem, what kind of friendship do we have, how can we do things that are robbed. Who doesn't know that your old horse will do business, maybe you will become the world's largest arms dealer in a few years, and I will have to rely on you at that time. Li Xian also snorted.
To be honest, he wasn't unmoved, but this business was too complicated, and it would be a hassle to really find a way to get things out, and besides, there might be a place where this person could be used in the future.
Although Li Xian was in a hurry to buy arms, he also had a very high appetite, and as long as he wanted the best firearms, he was disdainful of ordinary flintlock pistols and even arquebuses.
First of all, the Italian Girandoni series of air guns, although the invasion force is insufficient, the effect of dealing with masters above the grandmaster is questionable, but because of its ability to fire continuously, it is almost easy to deal with martial artists below the third order.
Therefore, whether it is an air rifle or an air pistol, you have to buy as much as you want.
In addition, the spear is inconvenient to carry and easy to be intercepted by officers and soldiers, so buying a pistol is a good choice.
However, the ordinary flintlock pistol Li Xian can't look down on, after all, a single-shot thing can neither fire in a burst nor penetrate the master's Gang Qi armor, so it's useless to come over.
Rifled pistols were not popular in this era, but there was the revolver invented by the American Samuel Colt.
This pistol was invented in 1835, there are five consecutive shots to six consecutive shots, seven consecutive shots, the bullet penetration force is stronger than that of air pistols, but it still can't penetrate the armor of Gangqi, but for the sake of being able to fire continuously, you have to buy some anyway.
Just call it Colt and call it a revolver, Li Xian must also buy a little and keep it at home, maybe it will appreciate in value in a few decades.
As for the rifle, it is natural to prefer a rifle, or a rifled gun, and what Li Xian really wants is a reliable rear-loading rifled gun.
It's a pity that at this time, the breech-loading rifled gun was not yet popular, and famous guns such as Dreiser, Enfield, and Sharps were not invented, which greatly limited Li Xian's range of choices.
Martin had a wide variety of things in his hands, and there was even an early 1776 Ferguson rear-loading rifle.
This gun belongs to the ancestor of modern sniper rifles, although compared with the guns that appeared later, the range, power, and hit rate are worse, but in the absence of a better choice, Li Xian is not impossible to consider.
However, considering that only 100 Ferguson rifles were produced in the first place, it is more likely that Martin's hands were copied by later generations.
In addition, the Hall rifle that Li Xian has been using is relatively cheap and has a fast rate of fire, but the air leakage is more serious, which affects the firing range and cutting force, and it is far from the really good gun in Li Xian's mind, but in terms of the current time, it is the most suitable and easy to get the standard rifled gun.
And, for God's sake, the Hall rifle is always better than the Ferguson rifle.
It must be mentioned here that the Minne bullet had not yet been mass-produced at this time, so the rate of fire and ease of use of the front-loading rifled gun were daunting.
However, something is better than nothing, and in the case of insufficient rear-loading rifled guns, you can only buy some high-quality front-loading rifled guns to strengthen your courage.
In addition to rifled guns, although smoothbore guns have a short range and low power, they also have to buy some, which can be used to train people, and they are still quite good to use against ordinary people.
At the price of this era, neither muskets nor bullets were expensive.