Flintlocks, Muskets, & Blunderbusses | The Pirates Port

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We’ve already went over swords, knives, axes, daggers; weapons that were designed for up close and personal combat. Along with cannons, pirates were also armed with pistols, muskets, and the blunderbuss for fighting from a distance. Pistols were commonly carried and often a pirate would carry multiple pistols at the same time. It was also common for pirates to tie two pistols together with a silk ribbon and hang them over their necks. In film it’s often shown that a pirate would use their pistol and toss it aside, but that is not the case. These weapons were certainly not disposable and, once fired, they were secured in the pirates belt or allowed to hang from ribbon around the neck. If the pirate had the opportunity to reload he would do so, preferring the ranged attacks instead of fighting with a sword. The pistol could also be reversed and used as a club once fired.
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