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Dale Lilly

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I just bought a smoothbore. I Know very little about them. What are some other names given to smoothbore Muzzle loaders in the past.
 
'Ou Sanna' is the Cape Dutch & Voortrekker's muskets name, Sort of like' Old Bettsy'. I don't name them anything but just by the bore or the Makers name I doubt it affects performance what ever you call them. One gun I did call the' Pepple gun' because that's what someone derisively called it one time . 2 grouve ,old 490 ,Twigg ' Felix' Scots matchlock Hmm guess I do give some handles one I had in the US was called the' NZ Poor boy' because it was got up of oddments very basic took down being a half stock started as a 45 got a 50 cal made to fit now has a 54 just to reduce weight .Is this relevant ? No there big animals with long noses .
Rudyard
 
Fusil, fowling piece, smooth gun, smooth rifle gun,,,,, gun.
Might want to keep in mind that until sometime after 1800, smooth was the norm. So just, gun, would suffice. Rifle gun would separate a gun with rifling from all the rest, and smooth rifle gun (seen in period advertising) would denote a gun of rifle gun style that has a smooth bore. Would seem obvious for folks at the time to only comment on what was different or unique as a descriptor.

Now, a modern user, with modern firearms performance expectations, might call one; The Gun of Frustration, The gun that won't follow the rules, piece de ordnance de aggravation.... 😉
 
Not smoothie, not fowler, not flinter for sure.
Since you don't specify further other than smoothbore what kind of smoothbore you have I can only offer "smoothbored gun" , "piece", etc.
 
Hmmmm. I found the source of the word 'fusil' and it should probably be used only for a flintlock gun since the origin of the word is tied to striking fire. It can also mean molten or moldable. But I am still wanting to know what historical words were used to describe guns without rifling. Thanks for some help. I have a Investarms "Gallyon." They are no longer being made but it is styled as a rifle, but no rifling; has a octagon to round barrel about 32 inches long. It is a very nice gun some machine engraving with steel furniture. But I think there are still some descriptive words, used in history, that have not been posted. I don't mean human names, but I get it. My GPS is "Sally" and she's not always right. :rolleyes: Polecat 🦨 :horseback:
 
I refer to my smoothbore mostly as musket or gun and rarely anything else. It also has the name I gave it but calling it by that name would leave most people just scratching their heads.

The personal name I christened it with (the only firearm I've ever named) "Ol' Loudmouf".
 
Dale Lilly said:
Hmmmm. I found the source of the word 'fusil' and it should probably be used only for a flintlock gun since the origin of the word is tied to striking fire. It can also mean molten or moldable. But I am still wanting to know what historical words were used to describe guns without rifling. Thanks for some help. I have a Investarms "Gallyon." They are no longer being made but it is styled as a rifle, but no rifling; has a octagon to round barrel about 32 inches long. It is a very nice gun some machine engraving with steel furniture. But I think there are still some descriptive words, used in history, that have not been posted. I don't mean human names, but I get it. My GPS is "Sally" and she's not always right. :rolleyes: Polecat 🦨 :horseback:
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I made a few oct to round rifles & some with chiseled or 'Thistle' muzzles and chiseled breaches . I can't speak for factory guns I don't have any . The Gallyon was offered in smooth or rifled I recall others did . The Lewis & Clark ones ? . But this is minor stuff hardly merits my writing of them. Nice horse rider image
Regards Rudyard
 

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