The Most Bizarre Guns You've Never Heard Of

Another 18th-century attempt to fire multiple shots at once, the duck's foot pistol (or volley gun if you're boring) just threw three or four barrels on a single gun. And yes, the way the barrels are positioned does make the gun look like a webbed duck's foot. Maybe it was a victim of the punt gun.

As Gizmodo describes it, reloading a duck gun took a while — sometimes over two minutes. On the other hand, it could fire multiple shots at once, in multiple directions, and each shot was stupidly powerful. Each bullet was typically a .45-caliber or larger, making it highly likely your target was doomed. That said, these guns apparently suffered from massive recoil, so if wielders weren't careful, they might shoot the gun, stumble backward, fall over, and quack their heads on the ground.

Some designers got a little crazy with their duck guns. One such oddity featured eight barrels, like a cruel scientist melding a duck's feet together to see what would happen. Also, the butt of the gun was spiked like a cowboy's spurs. Plus, just to be safe, a knife stuck out of the middle barrel. It was basically a real-life cartoon gun but it faded once people invented real multi-bullet guns. If you want one, be prepared to pony up over $17,000 to sellers like International Military Antiques. Or just go to the park and feed ducks, which will only cost you whatever food you throw at them.

ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qL7Up56eZpOkunB9j3Boa25fl7a7rdGrnGafpaPAbsXOrq2eZZ6aw6a%2BjKGcmqqUZA%3D%3D