blunderbusses
Wide-mouthed antique guns
Blunderbusses is the plural of blunderbuss, an old-fashioned firearm with a short barrel and flared muzzle, designed to scatter shot over a wide area at close range.
The weapon was inaccurate but devastating in confined spaces.
Figuratively, a blunderbuss approach is crude and indiscriminate: His blunderbuss style of management alienated half the staff.
Early shoulder-fired guns
- flintlockFlint-sparked firearm mechanism
- arquebusEarly portable firearm
- matchlockCord-ignited gun mechanism
- relicPreserved ancient object
heirloom · vintage · collectible · curio · artifact · restoration · patina · memorabilia
Gun loaded through barrel
- smoothboreBarrel without internal grooves
- scattershotBroadly unfocused approach
- buckshotCoarse shotgun pellets
- musketoonShort-barreled cavalry firearm
flared · barrel · bore · stock · trigger · powder · shot · pellets
Loud deep sound
- blastSudden forceful burst
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
- deafeningOverwhelmingly loud
- roarLoud, deep animal cry
resound · report · discharge · explosion · bang · crack · recoil · smoke
Lacking grace or ease
- inelegantLacking grace or refinement
- unwieldyAwkward to manipulate
- impreciseLacking exactness or accuracy
- inaccurateNot correct or precise
crude · primitive · spray · scatter · indiscriminate · haphazard · short-range · ungainly
muskets
Early shoulder-fired guns
- flintlockFlint-sparked firearm mechanism
- arquebusEarly portable firearm
- matchlockCord-ignited gun mechanism
relic · heirloom · vintage · collectible · curio · artifact · restoration · patina · memorabilia · bygone
muzzleloader
Gun loaded through barrel
- smoothboreBarrel without internal grooves
- scattershotBroadly unfocused approach
- buckshotCoarse shotgun pellets
musketoon · flared · barrel · bore · stock · trigger · powder · shot · pellets · discharge
boom
Loud deep sound
- blastSudden forceful burst
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
- deafeningOverwhelmingly loud
roar · resound · report · discharge · explosion · bang · crack · recoil · smoke · flash
awkward
Lacking grace or ease
- inelegantLacking grace or refinement
- unwieldyAwkward to manipulate
- impreciseLacking exactness or accuracy
inaccurate · crude · primitive · spray · scatter · indiscriminate · haphazard · short-range · ungainly · cumbersome