The Duck’s Foot Pistol Put a Firing Squad in the Palm of Your Hand
Flintlock pistols may have been super effective against single opponents because, as Boris the Bullet Dodger once said, “If it doesn’t work you can always hit them with it.” Against groups, however, they were comically useless—that is, until enterprising gunsmiths added some extra barrels. Officially known as Volley Guns but colloquially dubbed the “duck’s foot”…
