RuhmBlade

"It will be a few centuries till others get weapons like this, it's just too expensive for anyone lesser." Heral Ruhm responding to King Bles I's question about why the RuhmBlade would never be mass produced.
The RuhmBlade is a combination sword and machinegun made by the Dragoian species.
==Overview==
The RuhmBlade is an accurate, expensive, and very old weapon that is used solely by members of House Bles. It was designed by Dragoian weapon designer Heral Ruhm to be a modern and powerful weapon for House Bles to use, primarily for putting down rebellions and performing executions.
Unusual for a cartridge firing weapon, the RuhmBlade mounts a large, sharp, sword under it's barrel to ensure the user is never unable to attack. The blade was kept both in the case of the automatic firing mechanism breaking, and by personal request of House Bles. Such a blade was common on pre-metal cartridge weapons made by the Dragoians.
The weapon was invented a few months after the introduction of metal cartridges in Dragoian year 691, although it's prohibitive cost meant it never reached production and resulted in less than 25 ever being produced. Ideas for a fully automatic, single-barrel firearm had been around for centuries at this point, but prior to metal cartridges such weapons were notoriously prone to malfunction.
==Firing and Accuracy==
The RuhmBlade uses large 12mm radius highly pointed rounds with large amounts of powder to provide the power needed to easily pierce Dragoian scales, the powder used in these rounds was more highly refined and potent than powder used in other weapons of the time. Although, as time went on, cheaper and better refinement methods meant that the powder used in the RuhmBlade became progressively less potent compared to normal weapons although it's stopping power remained high.
Abnormally accurate for a machinegun thanks to refinement much higher than any mass produced Dragoian firearm in history, the RuhmBlade can theoretically unload it's entire 35 round drum onto a target at ranges rivalling rifles without missing a shot assuming the user can keep the weapon stable.
Category:Dragoian Weapons
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