Talk:Melodic Cudgel/@comment-24523863-20140519023738

I kinda doubt it is a rifle, although I don't think we have any difinitive proof. It just doesn't make sense to me for flares to be fired down a rifled barrel.

I guess if we don't call it a rifle though we would have to call it a shotgun or smoothbore firearm or somthing which would just confuse people...

The other thing I noticed with this article is that it is called a "walking stick." I feel like "cane" would be a better term, as walking sticks are traditionally not hooked.