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Date Posted: 12:21:59 03/23/09 Mon
Author: Tug Bromberg
Subject: Re: Pirate weapons?
In reply to: Deputy 's message, "Pirate weapons?" on 12:41:44 11/03/08 Mon

>I was wondering if anyone knew what pistols and
>longarms would be "correct" for the pirate era in the
>Caribbean location? The time span would be 1560-1730.
>I know pirates used a wide variety of pistols and long
>arms. Just wondered what the main ones were.
>
>Dep
I use both a doglock blunderbuss and a doglock pistol in my reenacting also a Queen Anne pistol would be period correct( I have 2)as well as a box lock screw barrel derringer.
In my armory I also own a 1st land pattern (.75 cal) Bess ship's carbine

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