Blunderbusses
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Furnishings and Equipment (Hierarchy Name) > Weapons and Ammunition > weapons > projectile weapons > <projectile weapons with explosive propellant> > firearms > small arms > <small arms by form> > long guns > shotguns
Descripción
Short-barrelled shotguns with a wide bore expanding gradually throughout its length, typically terminating in a flared or thickened muzzle, and often carrying a spring-activated bayonet that folded back along the barrel when not in use. They were designed to fire a quantity of shot at once against a mass of opponents, and were popular weapons for defending stage coaches, ships, and prisons from the 17th to the 19th century.
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Otros términos
- spreidloopgeweren [nl]
- trabucos [es]
- blunderbuss [en]
- spreidloopgeweer [nl]
- donderbussen [nl]
- trabuco [es]