Flintlocks, Muskets, & Blunderbusses | The Pirates Port

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We’ve already went over swords, knives, axes, daggers; weapons that were designed for up close and personal combat. Along with cannons, pirates were also armed with pistols, muskets, and the blunderbuss for fighting from a distance. Pistols were commonly carried and often a pirate would carry multiple pistols at the same time. It was also common for pirates to tie two pistols together with a silk ribbon and hang them over their necks. In film it’s often shown that a pirate would use their pistol and toss it aside, but that is not the case. These weapons were certainly not disposable and, once fired, they were secured in the pirates belt or allowed to hang from ribbon around the neck. If the pirate had the opportunity to reload he would do so, preferring the ranged attacks instead of fighting with a sword. The pistol could also be reversed and used as a club once fired.
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[@ewanstephenson9023]

This stuff is super useful for dungeons and dragons. Could you do a video on the pirate code and/or how the heirarchy of a pirate crew might behave?

[@Lady_Chaos]

As a fellow gamer, I concur! I use a lot of this info in my rp server on discord.

[@TheRdamterror]

code ? thy ar just guide lines evry ship is difrent

[@carnation6827]

Blackbeard definitely gets special effects points, that crafty son of a barnacle😂🖤Subbed to Flintlocks channel as well.

[@mandolinpirate9860]

Wow, thank you!

[@carnation6827]

@@mandolinpirate9860 my pleasure!

[@DeadlyChastiser]

I have discovered your fantastic chanel today and have already binged through multiple videos. Your story telling ability is incredible and very immersive, makes the stories feel very much alive!

[@ThePiratesPort]

Thanks! Glad you enjoy the videos

[@mandolinpirate9860]

Another awesome video! Gotta love a Flintlock pistol... Edit: loving the use of more live video!

[@ThePiratesPort]

What's your favorite pirate firearm: pistol, musket, or blunderbuss? 🏴‍☠️

[@3l_Raro]

pistols are fancy af

[@FreddyBarbarossa]

Blunderbuss: cool name, looks cool and is basically a shotgun.

[@theheathendiaries2352]

Pistol!

[@Lady_Chaos]

I think I'd go with a musket. Even when the shot was spent you could still beat the snot out of someone with it.

[@jaydaniels1790]

Kelli haul !!! Owch

[@Chris-ht1vv]

Great channel! Id love to hear about some specific myths, legends, tales, or folklore surrounding pirates in general or even specific infamous pirates.

[@contron2611]

2:00 Rest in peace cameraman

[@matthewclaridge]

Great video mate, Were did you get the information that a musket could accurately hit a 20" by 20" @ 300feet? That would be an INCREDIBLE shot with a smooth bore.

[@TheRiverPirate13]

Very good info. I got the chanced to fire a flintlock rifle at the gun range. Learned three things from it: Not all that accurate, needs to be cleaned alot or wont fire, and it is an art to fire and reload quickly! Lol.

[@shrekstermeister3339]

I believe the flared edge of the blunderbuss helped with reloading

[@kkaner181]

Great video!

[@admincsrc1553]

Thanks me and my friends are making pirate games

[@FreddyBarbarossa]

Sharpshooting from a mast of a moving or rocking boat sounds difficult, you'd have to be a very good shot. And lol at the stink bombs.

[@KhanGarth]

Yes, but sometimes they only cared about softening up the crew of the ship they were about to board, so firing at the top deck of the ship would likely result in them hitting somebody. They’d of course try to prioritize high value targets like the captain if possible

[@edisonhendrix]

Could u please do a video on how realistic pirates of the Caribbean is

[@ThePiratesPort]

No, that’s not something I’d be interested in doing here sorry.

[@edisonhendrix]

Okay

[@ezt_gamer3408]

Best combination will be musket sword and 2 or 3 pistols

[@dutchman7216]

That was interesting thank you. Have you ever attended the Nassua Pirate Museum?

[@ThePiratesPort]

Thanks! No. I’ve been to Nassau but not the museum there.

[@dutchman7216]

@@ThePiratesPort Thankyou for your reply. In all honesty the reason why I want to go to Nassua is to attend the museum.

[@ThePiratesPort]

@dutchman7216 theres a lot besides that to enjoy.

[@brookingsbeachcomber]

Yo HO HO and a Bottle of Rum

[@mikejensen3473]

ARRG! arrg! arrg!

[@blaircolquhoun7780]

I know this is after the Golden Age of Piracy, but did the pirates of the Caribbean in the 1820s use the same tactics?

[@FrankSinatraTheSecond]

What about rifles???

[@ThePiratesPort]

Rifling wasnt very prevalant (although it did exist) until after the golden age of piracy had ended.

[@jaydaniels1790]

Aaaaarrrrr

[@fourshore502]

if the captain of my ship told me to try to fight off the pirates the first thing i would do would be to shoot the captain!

[@allones3078]

the blunderbuss cone shaped muzzle was for easy of loading not making a wider spread

[@threeoeightwadcutter2820]

Maybe I am wrong or didn't fully understand the words. But a Smooth bore musket on a 20x20 inch target at 300 Yards? No Smooth bore is capable such accuracy

[@ThePiratesPort]

It’s 300 FEET, not yards, that’s reported in records.

[@Renwoxing13]

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