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In the second half of the 18th century, musket design branched out. This period produced a number of single-purpose firearms. The forerunner of modern shotguns was the fowling piece, developed ...

This gun was carried by John Munroe as he joined other colonial militiamen in facing down British troops on Lexington Green.