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The Nock volley gun: The seven shot ‘sea-sweeper’

Like the Armsel Striker a.k.a. 'Street Sweeper' of the 1980s, the Nock gun of the 1780s was enlisted by soldiers and sailors to clean-up violent crowds at close distances.

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A look at a 6-shot pepperbox shotgun: The Nock flintlock (VIDEO)

Henry Nock was famous for his 7-shot sea-sweeping Volley Gun but he also made this very interesting early 1800s self-priming flintlock with a full half-dozen rotating barrels.

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