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Cornucopia of Thanksgiving Blunderbuss Videos

Few American holidays have a closer relationship to a particular firearm than Thanksgiving. Next to turkeys, Pilgrims and Indians the tried-and-true blunderbuss is one of the celebration's most recognizable symbols. But the unmistakable gun was more than just a tool used to put meat on the table. The blunderbuss — Dutch for “thunder pipe” — was also a merciless weapon favored by pirates, cavalries and colonial militias. Check out the following videos to brush up on some of the finer points of the blunderbuss and, of course, watch a few people drop the hammer on the gun.


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The National Firearms Museum gives a short history of the blunderbuss, with a Spanish Miquelet as its example.


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For muzzleloading fans this clip should be old hat, but for the rest of you here's how you load and fire a blunderbuss.


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Don't think a blunderbuss can do damage? The guys at the Military Channel do a good job of dispelling that notion. Throwing a handful of .44-caliber shot down range tends to tear things up!


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The blunderbuss has been around for centuries, despite its longevity firing one still takes some getting use to.


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Blunderbusses come in all shapes and sizes, such as this .69 caliber pistol that shoots brilliantly — night and day.


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