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Ornate flintlock gun with heart-shaped muzzle, Germany, ~1765 AD (lemmy.world)
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[–] Godnroc@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Only if the entire barrel is that shape; perhaps it's only the tip for the aesthetics? That would also make manufacturing easier.