Unlike the rifles, pistols seemed to
be a pirate's best friend. In most pictures of pyrates,
it is clear that a number of pistols were carried by each
pirate. In most pictures of BlackBeard, at least a half
dozen pistols, assumed loaded and ready, can be seen in
his sash.
The pistol of the day was a
flintlock mechanism exactly like the rifles, and a single
shot was also loaded via the barrel.
The pistols came in long and
short barreled versions, 9 inches and 12 inches long,
with a bore of 0.56 inches. The butt had a metal base
(known as a skull crusher butt cap) so the pistol could
be used as a club once fired. Issued either singularly
or in pairs, the sea pistol had an effective range of
only 3 or 4 yards. It would be fired and then thrown away
to hopefully be retrieved after the fight.
This small but handsome blunderbuss
pistol features full-length wood stock, brass blunderbuss
barrel and brass furniture. Measuring 12" in overall
length with a weight of 1 lb. Comes fully assembled and
ready for display in your home or office.
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