Pirate Weapons

Harrrrrrr Mateys

It be Cap'n Mavericks School of Piracy Harrrrr. Today we are going to talk about weapons Harrrrr. Usually the typical pirate would carry with him a big bunch o weapons. Here be some examples mateys.

Musket for far away combat Harrrr

Or a Blunderbuss

A Boarding AX to cut nets and riggings Harrrr.

The ever popular pistol

A pirate cutlass, not too long and not too short, to protect themselves if the ship be boarded by enemy pirates or worse, the Navy!!

They would also have bombs filled with musket balls, nails or broken glass or anything else they could find that would make shrapnel Harrrr.

But this be the Cap'n favorate weapon Harrrr.

Are you ready this is the most innovative thing and only a true pirate could think it up Harrr

Do you know what it is Harrrr.

It be a stink bomb Harrrrrrr.

The pirates would take a piece of cloth and fill it with anything stinky Harrrr.

They would fill it with rotting meat, dead seagulls or other bird, rotten rat, dead mice, or anything else you could think of that stunk so bad Harrrr.

Then they would put a fuse in it and toss it on the other ship Harrrrr. It has been reported after the stink bombs would explode sometimes the sailors would jump off the ship to get away from the smell and to get it off of them Harrrrr.

Cap'n Maverick the Pirate