Keywords: English flintlock blunderbuss.jpeg English flintlock blunderbuss Flintlock Blunderbuss 18th Century English This weapon took a heavy charge of powder about four drams and a half pint of nails glass or coarse shot During the Revolutionary War Blunderbusses were used on British French and American warships for repelling boarders They were made solely for defense at close quarters Wood brass L 101 6 cm Morristown National Historical Park MORR 2155 Image may be found at http //www nps gov/history/museum/exhibits/revwar/image_gal/morrimg/blunderbuss html Blunderbuss PD-USGov Flintlock muskets |