Duck’s foot pistols are one of the iconic classic “weird gun” categories. This one exemplifies the typical pattern, with four barrels arranged in a wedge, fired simultaneously with a single flintlock action.
Traditionally, these are attributed to people like prison wardens and ships’ captains, who might have to confront mobs of prisoners or a mutinous crew. Whether this is actually supported by historical fact or is just apocryphal communal belief, I do not know…
Ian’s video: [7:37] https://youtu.be/vDvyLuSeJyk?si=
https://www.forgottenweapons.com/prisons-and-pirate-mutinies-the-ducks-foot-pistol/
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how to miss five targets in one shot
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5 targets, 4 misses
Feels like it would have been prudent to make at least one of the barrels lined up with the handle.
This was my gun of choice in the video game Blackwake.
Perfect for when you need to defend against four evenly spaced attackers.
This strikes me as a bit… situational.
“Bad guys on the deck of a ship” is a pretty specific situation
Agent 86 had to use something similar. https://youtu.be/TFlNr8JpwCo
For people who are to stupid to aim?
Or maybe those with exactly four enemies who tend to stand equidistant to one another.
And only have two hands
Hard to say if this is spray and pray, or designed to be more lethal in close range.
The fuck doot pistol.
