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REPLICART FP10101 (Gray)
1671 ENGLISH
BLUNDERBUSS PISTOL
List Price: $72.00 (Rare Item)
Our Price: $67.90
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Overall Length: 12 1/2 "
Barrel Length: 6 1/2"
Stock:
Sim Wood Resin
Weight: 2 lb



Cannot be made to
fire real ammunition.

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1671 ENGLISH PIRATE FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSSNobleWares Image of Pirate Flintlock English Blunderbuss 10101 by Replicart by REPLICART
This full size museum quality English Flintlock Blunderbuss is stamped 1671 and measures 12.5" in length and weighs in at 2 lbs. This deluxe non-firing model has been faithfully reproduced and has the same weight, feel, and handling characteristic of the rare and expensive original. This handsome flintlock blunderbuss pistol features a grenade cup on the end of the heavily engraved barrel, inscribed "Henry John Morgan" with the skull and crossbones. The wood stock is highly polished and features a short squared off butt-stock and the action works! Adjust the strike-plate, cock the hammer, pull the trigger and the hammer releases. Comes fully assembled and ready for display in your home or office. Available in both Gray (FP10101 above) or Brass finish (FP10102).
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Note: You must 18 years of age or older to purchase this pistol. These handsome collector model guns are made of antique finished zinc cast metal alloys and durable polished simulated hardwood. The screw heads are molded into the metal and cannot be removed. These models cannot withstand misuse or excessive dry-firing. Cannot be made to fire real ammunition.
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FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS - THE PIRATE'S "ONE MAN CANNON"
This short-barreled, large bore flintlock gun was known as a "blunderbuss" from the old Dutch words doner (thunder) and bus (gun). This muzzle-loading firearm with a flared, trumpet-like barrel and was the predecessor to the shotgun. Most of these weapons were mid-sized, being smaller than most shoulder-fired arms, but larger than a pistol. Although fitted with a butt, the dimensions suggest that most were not really intended to be fired from the shoulder and were instead fired from the hip. The compact dimensions of a blunderbuss would facilitate use in small spaces (e.g. on a ship, or in a house) and would also make storage easier. For those requiring an even smaller weapon, blunderbuss pistols were also produced.
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The funnel-shaped barrel (either round or elliptical) is not designed to enhance the ballistics of the weapon, but serves to facilitate loading ammunition into the muzzle. This makes it much easier to refill a blunderbuss with shot in situations where this would not normally be possible (as when riding shotgun on a stagecoach speeding down a bumpy road or on the decks & riggings of a ship). While there is no physical reason that a blunderbuss cannot fire projectiles such as gravel or nails instead of lead shot (as is often claimed) this would be a foolhardy action as it would result in the barrel's ruin. Blunderbusses were often supplied with gang-moulds by their manufacturers, allowing the user to make his own shot in the field.
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A blunderbuss can fire multiple balls simultaneously, and generally discharges its entire load at once. This made the blunderbuss the ideal weapon for boarding ships. This muzzle loading 'thunder gun' was like a shotgun with the firepower of a one-person cannon.

   
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