British Naval Blunderbuss
date: label: Date made
content: ca. 1775
name: label: maker
content: Delaney, Henry
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: British Henry Delaney flintlock blunderbuss, 1.75 caliber.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: The blunderbuss, with its short, wide muzzle, was a scattergun. It fired a number of pistol or musket balls at once to repel enemies aboard ships during naval engagements.
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England, London
label: Associated Place
content: North America
label: made at
content: United Kingdom: Grand Bretagne
topic: label: Subject
content: Firearms
label: related event
content: American Revolution
label: related event
content: Revolution and the New Nation
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
label: See more items in
content: Military
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.43448
label: accession number
content: 164794
label: catalog number
content: 43448
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Blunderbuss
label: Other Terms
content: Blunderbuss; Firearms; Flintlock; 1.75 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 1/4 in x 41 1/4 in x 3 1/2 in; 20.955 cm x 104.775 cm x 8.89 cm