I’m currently reading Between Man and Beast, a historical account of Paul Du Chaillu’s 1885 expedition into Gabon Africa in search of gorillas, and ran across this interesting tidbit.

“When Captain Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke journeyed into Africa from the east coast in search of the source of the Nile....their list of provisions was staggering: 380 pounds of lead bullets; twenty thousand copper caps; .....”. They had thousands of pounds of baggage and over a hundred porters.

Unfortunately, no mention is made of the guns.

Du Chaillu, traveling light with just a few porters, packed "80 pounds of shot and bullets, twenty-five pounds of powder,...".

Again, no mention is made of the guns.