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willgun on Feb. 18, 2019

The illusion is broken and the spy is revealed.

The pistol in the last frame is a wheelock pistol-known to have existed since 1550, perhaps sooner. It fired not using a smoking match but a spring tension wheel that when spun scrapped a flint to produce sparks, ignite the powder and fire the bullet. Hence it was a favorite of assasins, as it could be cocked and hidden under a cloak, ready to be fired.