The final piece was set back into place before Haytham handed her one of the bullets he intended to load the gun with.

"This contains the shot and the gunpowder required to fire the bullet. A marvel really. In my time we still had to pack the black powder into the barrel but with this anyone could handle a pistol."

Then as if he was picking up on some unspoken cue he smiled and offered her the gun as well.

"Care to give it a try?"