Duck Hunting Gun, circa 1850
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Massive shotguns like this were used by market hunters to kill 10 to 40 ducks in a single shot. Even larger versions, call punt guns, were attached directly to a punt boat like a cannon. These guns were so effective that they were eventually outlawed by Federal law in 1918 because they decimated the duck populations.
Massive shotguns like this were used by market hunters to kill 10 to 40 ducks in a single shot. Even larger versions, call punt guns, were attached directly to a punt boat like a cannon. These guns were so effective that they were eventually outlawed by Federal law in 1918 because they decimated the duck populations.
Artifact
Shotgun
Date Made
circa 1850
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Guns
Object ID
00.3.1773
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Brass (Alloy)
Walnut (Wood)
Dimensions
Length: 75.25 in
Inscriptions
Lock engraved with a duck and scroll design and marked: WEBER & SCHULTEIS / IN FRANKFORT
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