(Firstly, I wasn't sure where to post this. If this is the wrong area, please move)
Perhaps my google-fu is lacking, but I can't seem to find much info as to what firearms were common in Southern Louisiana (New Orleans area) in the late 1700-early 1800s. I assume that being a trade hub nearly anything would have been attainable, but what would likely be owned by the average lower class man of the time? My ancestors would likely have been such folks, and I'd like to know what they may have used to put food on the table. I know that in more recent history the shotgun, mostly cheap old single barrels, were resoundingly common, so I would assume some sort of "poor boy" smooth bore, maybe of French influence?
If anyone has any ideas or could direct me to relevant reading I would appreciate it!
Perhaps my google-fu is lacking, but I can't seem to find much info as to what firearms were common in Southern Louisiana (New Orleans area) in the late 1700-early 1800s. I assume that being a trade hub nearly anything would have been attainable, but what would likely be owned by the average lower class man of the time? My ancestors would likely have been such folks, and I'd like to know what they may have used to put food on the table. I know that in more recent history the shotgun, mostly cheap old single barrels, were resoundingly common, so I would assume some sort of "poor boy" smooth bore, maybe of French influence?
If anyone has any ideas or could direct me to relevant reading I would appreciate it!