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If you were going to sail the high seas in the late 1600s, then you may very well have had a Flintlock Blunderbusspistol on board to keep the enemy from boarding your ship and stealing your cargo. This short-barreled firearm with its flared muzzle was a favorite weapon of pirates who sometimes also used the weapon to steal cargo from other ships.Historians believe that Henrich Thielman first developed this muzzle in Germany. He applied for a patent for the gun in 1598 calling it the Donderbuschs

In the old pirate movies, there would always be a point when the hero and the villain faced-off against one another with swords. They would duel with one another if you will. First, the hero would seem to be winning and then the villain, usually through some foul trick, would get the hero against the ropes. Finally, with some slick move or simply a faster blade, the hero would make the killing stroke to send the villain to his doom.This is all complete fantasy; real fights in the age of piracy d