The Blunderbuss (from Dutch donderbuss, "thunder gun") is a muzzle-loading firearm with a short, large-caliber barrel. It was the Mid-Range weapon for the Pirate.
Description
The Blunderbuss was an early form of shotgun. It had had a very short barrel with a flaring muzzle to make it easier to reload. The short length made it ideal for both cavalry and naval units, both of whom had limited space. I can edit this, so this is a really bad web site and anyboy can edit. DO NOT USE! Not everything may be true, this is a warning!
Use
The blunderbuss was used in the same manner as a modern shotgun, inflicting maximum damage in a limited space. Sometimes a gunfighter would carry multiple blunderbusses due to being one shot guns. Also ammunition could range from anything such as nails to crushed glass. According to the Pirate experts in the show, the blunderbuss was nicknamed "the deck cleaner" for it's effectiveness in close quarter combat on deck, which was common in naval combats during the golden age of piracy. It was also effective in quickly clearing out the enemy ship's deck, making it easier to send in a boarding party. DO NOT TRUST THIS STUPID WEB SITE!
In the Show
In the show the blunderbuss proved highly effective against the Knight's plate armor and was able to penetrate through a layer of double plate armor multiple times when shot from close range. However there was at least one misfire during the testing when the weapon jammed and no shot was produced. In the simulation, it proved to be the most effective weapon of the episode by getting a large total of 352 kills. DO NOT USE! THIS IS A BAD WEB SITE/PAGE!