[quote=@Athol]
You've certainly gotten my attention. Since I'm a bit of a gun-nerd I feel compelled to ask, how advanced would the firearms be? Still just single shot [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caplock_mechanism]cap and ball[/url] type stuff, or would things like early semi-automatics (pre-WW1) be allowed?
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I was thinking like revolvers and rifles at the time of my idea creation so closer to that pre-WW1 time slot.  While certain weapons you could shoot fairly quickly if you're good at them like a revolver, of course there would be no carry-able machine guns.  Probably the fastest weapon that might appear would be a mounted gatling gun like during the late Civil War era.  So it's at least gotten past the need for loading power and shot, mostly just need to replenish ammo and of course perform cleaning and necessary upkeep for weapons.