Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27951513-20160310231729

So it's bothered me since I saw the "It's also a gun" shirt design that Corcea Mors is on it, since its not a gun... but then I gots ta thinkin' (a dangerous passtime, i know) what if it is a gun? It wasn't until I just rewatched volume one for the nth time that I realized what Jaun's weapon being a hand-me--,  I mean, "family heirloom" could mean. It's, at the very least, possible that Jaun doesn't know everything about his weapon. Therefore, my thinking is that it really might also be a gun.

On the storytelling side, it would also provide another way to improve Jaun's fighting ability to complement his training, and allow for his continued growth. I doubt it would be revealed that his weapon is a gun, if in fact it is, until he has proven that it isn't just the gear that makes him strong. This has been accomplished to some extent with his slaying of the ursa at the end of  volume two as well as his fighting and leading in the tourney, where even Weiss noticed his improvement.

There are two potential problems with this idea that I see. First, I don't know how long dust ammunition has been around. It's possible that it's meant to be used with raw dust. Second, due to the great emphasis on making all weapons unique, Crocea Mors would encroach even more on Milo and Akouo's niche. However, I think it could be done it a way for this to be avoided.

I'd love to hear what'cha think.

p.s. Please don't think I'm not a fan of the clasics, because I am. I'd be totally fine with it not being a gun but I wanted to share my speculation. 