Talk:Peter Port/@comment-28388209-20161210175052/@comment-25936766-20161210185148

Sigh Phantom, I thought you of all people would know that fact.

Blunderbusses are special because they don't fire just bullets or similar projectiles. Many things could be loaded into the gun and fired with sufficient-though-varying effectiveness. Historically, this includes things like glass, shit, sand, gravel, among others.

It's the very reason it was popular with farmers and civilians. Because you didn't need to buy real ammo, you could use almost anything at reach. It's part of the reason the carbine was considered a poor replacement, hence why the Blunderbuss remained at use even after it was introduced.