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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