Dane Gun


The Dane gun was originally a type of long-barreled flintlock musket imported into West Africa by Danish traders prior to the mid-19th century. They were used extensively within the slave trade as goods to trade as well as a means of acquiring new slaves. Over time the term slowly mutated into referring to indigenously made basic firearms of this type.


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