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Everybody knows the blunderbuss a short flintlock firearm, blasting a shotgun round of random junk through its trumpetlike muzzle, giving it an iconic if not comical flair. It is a favorite weapon among cartoon characters, and is of course strongly associated with pirates, perhaps not so much as the cutlass or pistol, but definitely more than the musket. Despite it being so iconic, it wasn't as common as we're led to believe, and appears to be a bit overrated. It wasn't widely used, and even during the period itself it was regarded as sort of comedic, even being used as a slang word for somebody reckless.

Modern sources:
Blunderbusses D.R Baxter
Boarders Away II: With Fire William Gilkerson
Expedition Whydah Barry Clifford
Pirates in their own words E.T. Fox
Private consulation via email with historian Benerson Little
The Blunderbuss 15001900 James D. Forman
The Sea Rover's Practice Benerson Little
The Slave Ship: A Human History Marcus Rediker
https://www.qaronline.org/history/dis...
https://archeologie.culture.gouv.fr/e...

Period sources:
A relation of the great sufferings Henry Pitman
A relation of three years sufferings Robert Everard
A military and sea dictionary, 1711
A Voyage Round the World William Betagh
The Voyage and Adventures of Bartholomew Sharp and Others in the South Sea John Cox
Image credits:
Polish dragons by Piotrus
Katzenkopf wheellock handcannon by Olsson, Andreas
Pyrotechnic blunderbuss aboard the Batavia by Allemansends reenactment of Youtube
Personal weapons at the NC Maritime Museum by John Harrell at Facebook
Epping forest by Diliff
Other images used did not require credit or come from the listed literary sources

Footage credits:
Pirates of the Caribbean V: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Ostrov Sokrovishch
Hailshot a formidable weapon by firearmsaddictiloveguns of Youtube
Pirates of the Caribbean III: At World's End
Blunderbuss Buckshot Patterning by InRangeTV of Youtube
17th century wheel lock pistols in action accuracy & ballistics by Capandball of Youtube
Taboo Season 1 Episode 8
“The Killer of Wolves” Folding Stock Flintlock Blunderbuss | Italian Wolf Killer Muzzleloader by I Love Muzzleloading of Youtube
Old World Stopping Power: Blunderbuss & Coach Guns by Rock Island Auction Company of Youtube

Music credits:
At the Sign of the Crumhorn by Vingul of Youtube.com
The Witches' Dance by Jon Sayles of jsayles.com
DamaMay by Kevin Macleod of Incompetech.com
Johann Fischer Musicalisches BlumenBueschlein Suite No2 in F major
Graupner Suite for 3 Chalumeaux GWV 443

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