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- Blunderbuss - Wikipedia
The blunderbuss did still have its civilian applications, however; the Lewis and Clark Expedition carried a number of blunderbusses, some of which were mounted and used as small swivel guns on the pirogues
- Blunderbuss | Flintlock, Musket Pistol | Britannica
Blunderbuss, short, muzzle-loading shoulder weapon, usually a flintlock, with a wide smooth bore flared at the muzzle to a maximum width of about 4 inches (10 centimetres) The flaring was intended to scatter the shot at very close range, an effect that later scientific experiments showed did not
- Blunderbuss Gun | Design Usage in the American Revolution
The Blunderbuss Gun was a type of flintlock firearm used in close-quarters combat during the Revolutionary War This weapon was an older equivalent of the modern shotgun
- I Have This Old Gun: British Blunderbuss - American Rifleman
The origin of the name “blunderbuss” likely arises from a corruption of the Dutch word donderbus (thunder box), the firearm itself likely premiering in Holland or Germany in the late 1500s
- 18th Century Pirate Blunderbuss - Black Powder Muzzleloader
In the late 1600s the blunderbuss (or blunderbess musketoon) started to become popular as a weapon for close quarters because of its ability to deliver a blast of shot or buck and ball As early as 1689 this unique flintlock is documented as available to seafarers (including pirates) at Port Royal in Jamaica
- Blunderbuss | Military Wiki | Fandom
The blunderbuss is a muzzle-loading firearm with a short, large caliber barrel, which is flared at the muzzle and frequently throughout the entire bore, and used with shot and other projectiles of relevant quantity and or caliber
- British Naval Blunderbuss - National Museum of American History
The blunderbuss, with its short, wide muzzle, was a scattergun It fired a number of pistol or musket balls at once to repel enemies aboard ships during naval engagements
- Blunderbuss, the “Thunder Box” of the Battlefield
Few weapons inspire imagination about the sounds of a Revolutionary War battlefield like a blunderbuss The name blunderbuss comes from the Dutch word donderbus, which translates to “thunder box”—an accurate description of the surprisingly explosiv e effect this gun created
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