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- Duck Hunting Gun, circa 1850 - Massive shotguns like this were used by market hunters to kill 10 to 40 ducks in a single shot. Even larger versions, called 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.
- circa 1850
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Duck Hunting Gun, circa 1850
Massive shotguns like this were used by market hunters to kill 10 to 40 ducks in a single shot. Even larger versions, called 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.