... it wasn't that far back on the scale of time that the cutting edge of weapons were muskets. That innovation alone with the ability to sail ships on the ocean allowed the British to rule the world. Yes, the British. Imagine that. Or not.
I believe that was the Maxim gun, not the musket.
Whatever happens, we have got
The Maxim gun, and they have not. -- Belloc
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... it wasn't that far back on the scale of time that the cutting edge of weapons were muskets. That innovation alone with the ability to sail ships on the ocean allowed the British to rule the world. Yes, the British. Imagine that. Or not.
I believe that was the Maxim gun, not the musket. Whatever happens, we have got The Maxim gun, and they have not. -- Belloc