Seems I recall reading that the old buffalo hunters used to urinate on their barrels. Better than nothing, I guess.
For those who've seen the movie "Zulu", it's a pretty decent version of the battle of Rorke's Drift. One thing it did not show: Those old Martini-Henrys got so hot that most of the time, the soldiers didn't have to bother pulling the trigger. The rounds would cook off when they chambered them. (They also had plenty of jams, and the NCO's were busy helping clear them. Early days of metal cartridges, and the alloy was too soft.)
Last edited by L. Brown; 01/19/15 08:59 AM.
