Enclosed are images of guns build for wildfowling in the Georgian and Victorian period on the sea, estuaries and marshes other wise known has ings These guns were all in large bore sizes from a 10 to a 2bore bank gun and the punt gun, for the fowler they were known has tools of the trade these fowlers made a living out of fowling when in season it put meat on the table for his family and what was surplus was sold at market The bag consisted of all geese, ducks whoopee swam to small waders even starlings that roosted in the reed beds off inland waters
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Tools of the trade
Recoil from the punt gun see it been pushed back for several yards with the muzzle thrown well into the air see image with the recoil trail from the smoke to the punt.
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Tools of the trade
Recoil from the punt gun see it been pushed back for several yards with the muzzle thrown well into the air see image with the recoil trail from the smoke to the punt.
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