How sure are we of that? It looks like a fancy candleholder to me lol
this post was submitted on 18 Mar 2026
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You hold it just like a TNG hand phaser lol
I can just see some robed guy holding this and shouting:
"I cast Wand of Heat Metal!"
And this thing just blasts.
"BEHOLD! THE MOST POWERFUL SPELL OF ALL!"
Bro hasnt even seen Testicular Torsion yet
Damn, early firearms are sketch as fuuuuuuck.
C'mon, stick an open flame in the little hole in the back, what could go wrong?
You get more explosion and shrapnel in an are you weren't expecting?
Perfection