I've got one that measures about 1 3/4 inches across the muzzle, it's all the punt gun a man needs. Them little toy canons ain't nothing compared to this piece of iron. It would throw a pound of shot with an equal volume of black powder and I'd imagine has killed quite a few fowl in it's day.
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I was as virtuously given as a gentleman need to be; virtuous enough; swore little; diced not above seven times a week; went to a bawdy-house once in a quarter--of an hour; paid money that I borrowed, three of four times; lived well and in good compass: and now I live out of all order, out of all compass. Falstaff - Henry IV
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