what is that shotgun that has a trumpet barrel called?

Answer 1

blunderbuss....if you are interested in these, you should look up Punt Guns. They were huge homemade shotguns that were attached to boats (punts) and used for commercial duck and geese hunting many years ago on the Chesapeake Bay and other areas. Some of the punt guns were so large (2"+ bores & 8'+length) and used such a large charge, that when fired, they damaged or destroyed the punt that they were attached to. check it out.

Answer 2

Blunderbuss, the "trumpet" barrel makes it easier to reload the weapon, like when on a swaying ship or moving in the heat of battle.

Answer 3

It is called a "Blunderbuss". They used to be mounted on the bows of landing boats way back when. Used to put a lot of lead over a large area when landing on hostile shores and to scare the heck out the people on shore.

Answer 4

It's called a BLUNDERBUSS. It was made with a wide muzzle to make it easier to load on a rolling deck of a ship, or the rocking of a horse drawn coach.

Answer 5

The trumpet barreled shoulder gun is called a "Blunderbuss." It is a throwback to the days when guns were not real accurate and even long arms weren't expect to shoot very far.

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Answer 6

Blunderbuss is the correct spelling but also known as the Blunderbuster

Answer 7

A blunderbuss. (1800's naval weapon used to repel boarding parties.)

Answer 8

Blunderbus ,they loaded it with nails it was mostly used to protect homes from raiders,
pirates also used them whilst boarding ships .very nasty hurt a lot of people at once

Answer 9

A ducks nightmare...