blackpowder shotgun question? - The Firearms Forum

remington1990 · 08-21-2012, 08:45 PM

i am in civil war reenactment and i see alot of double barrel shotgun on the field and i have been wanting to know was there ever any single barrel shotgun made thanks

jack404 · 08-21-2012, 08:52 PM

yes many

from your civil war there was a gent called buford , he was a expert at deep penetration raiding

his pistols was remington but he carried a single barrel shot gun he'd load with buck shot .. and i believe it was not uncommon from what i have read

its described in a book called "The Battle of Lewis Ford"

Hawg · 08-25-2012, 09:45 AM

Southern cavalry pretty much ditched their sabers and replaced them with sawed off doubles which they backed up with 4-6 revolvers. Single barrel guns were in abundance during the time period but I fail to see why anyone would want to carry a single barrel if a double was available. Now at the beginning of the war Southerners carried whatever they could get their hands on until they could replace it with better stuff captured from the Union.

Buffalochip · 08-27-2012, 01:48 PM

Search Google images for a New England Fowler or percussion fowler and you will see many examples of single barrel shotguns from the 19th century and late 18th centuries.

08-21-2012, 08:45 PM	#1
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08-21-2012, 08:52 PM	#2
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: blackpowder shotgun question? yes many from your civil war there was a gent called buford , he was a expert at deep penetration raiding his pistols was remington but he carried a single barrel shot gun he'd load with buck shot .. and i believe it was not uncommon from what i have read its described in a book called "The Battle of Lewis Ford" Last edited by jack404; 08-21-2012 at 08:55 PM..

08-25-2012, 09:45 AM	#3
Hawg Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,559	Re: blackpowder shotgun question? Southern cavalry pretty much ditched their sabers and replaced them with sawed off doubles which they backed up with 4-6 revolvers. Single barrel guns were in abundance during the time period but I fail to see why anyone would want to carry a single barrel if a double was available. Now at the beginning of the war Southerners carried whatever they could get their hands on until they could replace it with better stuff captured from the Union.

08-27-2012, 01:48 PM	#4
Buffalochip Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 754	Re: blackpowder shotgun question? Search Google images for a New England Fowler or percussion fowler and you will see many examples of single barrel shotguns from the 19th century and late 18th centuries.