This is Tim's Scattergun Collection. The collection consists of Muzzle Loading and Breech Loading Scatterguns of each Ignition Type, Barrel Configuration, and Barrel Form produced. It includes examples of each Gun Type, Lock Type, Stock Type, and Barrel Type produced as well as examples of each Hammer Type, Trigger Type, and Lever Type produced in many Gauges.
Refer to Collection Definition and Ignition Systems for more information.

Blunderbusses

1. 20 Gauge, Flintlock, Full Stock, 10.75" Steel Barrel, 1 5/8" Muzzle, 18.75" Overall, 1800s
2. 6 Gauge, Flintlock, Full Stock, 16.5" Steel Barrel, 2.5" Muzzle, 29.5" Overall, 1700s or 1800s
3. 8 Gauge, Percussion, Back Action Lock, Full Stock, 20.75" Steel Barrel, 3" Muzzle, 36.25" Overall, 1800's

Flint Smoothbores

1. ~.65 Caliber, Snaphaunce, Full Stock, North Africa, 1700s-1800s
2. ~.55 Caliber, Snaphaunce, Full Stock, North Africa, 1700s-1800s
The above guns were more often than not "filled with small shot rendered from a lump of lead hammered flat and cut into cubes with a knife".

Percussion Shotguns

Single Barrel Shotguns (Left) 1. 12 Gauge, Flint Miquelet To Percussion, 1700s
2. 14 Gauge, Flintlock To Percussion Fowler, M.SMITH, GREENFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, 1830s
3. 12 Gauge, Percussion, Front Action Lock, Half Stock, Belgium Liege Proof Mark, 1830s
4. 12 Gauge, Flintlock To Percussion, U.S. Military Model 1816, Front Action Lock, Half Stock, L. Pomeroy, 1833
5. 12 Gauge, Flintlock To Maynard Tape Lock Percussion, U.S. Military Model 1816, REMINGTON'S, 1857
Double Barrel Shotguns (Right) 6. 12 Gauge, Flintlock To Percussion, SxS, Double Triggers, Front Action Locks, 1800s
7. 12 Gauge, Percussion, SxS, Double Triggers, Front Action Locks, SCOTT & Co. LONDON, 1830s
8. 10 Gauge/.45 Caliber Shotgun/Rifle, Percussion, SxS, Triple Triggers, Front Action Locks, JOHN REIN, 1840s
9. .40 Caliber/20 Gauge Rifle/Shotgun, Percussion, O/U, Double Triggers, Dual Ramrods, Back Action Locks, Wm. McClellan, 1840's
(Includes silver inlay of a Lambert Map Projection of a globe with lines of latitude and longitude given.
This inlay is similar to Orthographic Map Projection in the TDB Consulting logo.)

Pinfire Cartridge Shotguns

1. 16 gauge, Double Barrel, Double Triggers, Back Action Locks, Under Lever, 1840s
2. 16 gauge, Single Barrel, Back Action Lock, Under Lever, 1840s
3. 16 gauge, Single Barrel, Back Action Lock, Under Lever, 1857

Centerfire Cartridge Break Open Shotguns

Single Barrel Shotguns (Left) 1. 12 Gauge, Side Hammer, Box Lock Action, Top Lever, 1880s
2. 12 Gauge, Hammer, Side Button, Stevens Tip-Up, 1870s-1895 (1889 Standing Rock Indian Police)
3. 12 Gauge, Hammer, Trigger Guard Lever, Champion, 1880s
4. 12 Gauge, Hammerless, Top Lever, Savage Model 220, Factory Adjustable Choke, 1938-1965
5. .410 Caliber, Hammer, Top Lever, Stevens Model 94, 1950s-1970s
6. 12 Gauge, Hammer, Side Lever, Stevens Model 940E, 1960s-1970s
7. 20 Gauge, Hammer, Under Lever, Ithaca Model 66, 1963-1978 Double Barrel Shotguns (Right) 8. 12 Gauge, SxS, Exposed Hammers, Double Triggers, Back Action Lock, Side Lever, W.Richards, 1880s
9. RESERVED FOR SxS, EXPOSED HAMMERS, FRONT ACTION LOCKS (e.g. Remington Model 1889)
10. 12 Gauge, SxS, Hammerless, Double Triggers, Front Action Locks, Top Lever, Star Leader (Crescent), 1900s
11. RESERVED FOR SxS, HAMMERLESS, BOX LOCK ACTION (e.g. Remington Model 1894)
12. 12 Gauge, O/U, Hammerless, Double Triggers, Boito, Brazil, 1980s
13. 20 Gauge/.22 Magnum Combination, SAVAGE 24H - DL, 1965-1969

Other Centerfire Cartridge Break Open Shotguns reside in the
Winchester Single Shot Break Down Shotgun Collection
and the
Remington Single Shot Break Down Shotgun Collection.

Centerfire Cartridge Miscellaneous Shotguns

1. 12 Gauge, Back Action Lock, Church Bell Brass Zulu, 1870s
2. 16 Gauge, Falling Block Lever Action, MADE BY THE HOPKINS & ALLEN MANFG CO., Medium Frame, 1887-1895
3. 12 Gauge, Falling Block Lever Action, THE HOPKINS & ALLEN ARMS CO., Heavy Frame, 1896-1900s
4. 16 Gauge, Rolling Block, E. REMINGTON & SONS, 1880s
5. 12 Gauge, Swing Out Breech, Side Hammer, Back Action Lock, 1870s
6. 14 Gauge, Martini-Henry, W.W.GREENER MARK III, 1890s

The Blunderbusses, Muzzle Loading Shotguns except Percussion 2, 8, 9, Pinfire Shotguns 2, 3, Centerfire Cartridge Break Open Shotguns 4, 6, 7, 8, 12 and Centerfire Cartridge Miscellaneous Shotguns 1, 2, 4, are from Zane Wilson's collection.

Read about Zane.

Percussion Blunderbuss with others of Zane's Collection:

COLLECTION DEFINITION

The sections below define the collection.

SCATTERGUNS:

Firearms designed solely to propel shot (multiple projectiles):

Blunderbuss

Muzzle Loading smooth bore gun with short barrel having flared muzzle to facilitate loading for firing shot at short ranges.
Produced approximately from 1500 to 1900.
From Dutch donderbus: donder = thunder + bus = gun

Shotgun

Smooth bore gun for firing shot at short ranges.

Combination

Gun consisting of two barrels with one shotgun barrel and one rifle barrel.

Drilling

Gun consisting of three barrels with two shotgun barrels and one rifle barrel.

GUN LOADING:

Muzzle Loading

Gun loaded at barrel muzzle.

Breech Loading

Gun loaded at barrel breech.

IGNITION TYPES:

Match

Slow burning wick or cord.
Ignition for Match Lock (~1411) guns that include Serpentine Locks, Snap Locks, and Sear Locks.

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide ("Fool's Gold") that produces spark when scraped across rough steel.
Ignition for Wheel Lock (1500) guns that include Segment Locks (~1590s) and Rasp Locks (~1470s).

Flint

Hard quartz that produces a spark when struck by steel.
Ignition for Flint Lock (~1620s) guns that include Snaphaunces (1547) and Miquelets (1610s).

Percussion

Reservoir, cap, pill, tube, or tape containing substance that ignites when struck.
Ignition for Percussion guns (1805) that include Scent Bottle Locks (1806), Cap Locks (1814), Pill Locks (1816), Tube Locks (1818), and Tape Locks (1821).

Self Contained Cartridge

Cartridge containing primer that ignites when struck, gun powder, and shot.
Ignition for Cartridge guns that include Center fire (1812), Pin fire (1835), Rim fire (1835), and Needle fire (1841) guns.

BARREL CONFIGURATIONS:

Single Barrel

One barrel.

Double Barrel Side By Side (SXS)

Two barrels arranged horizontally (beside one another).

Double Barrel Over Under (O/U)

Two barrels arranged vertically (one over the other).

BARREL FORMS:

Round Barrel

Barrel is round throughout length.

Octagon Barrel

Barrel is octagon throughout length.

Octagon to Round Barrel

Barrel is octagon towards breech forming to round towards muzzel.

Bell Barrel

Barrel diameter increases at muzzel as in Blunderbusses.

GUN TYPES:

Hand Gun also known as Short Gun

Gun designed to be held and fired with one hand.

Shoulder Gun also known as Long Gun

Gun designed to be held with both hands and fired from the shoulder.

LOCK TYPES:

Front Action Lock

Lock located on side of stock where mainspring extends in front of hammer.

Back Action Lock

Lock located on side of stock where mainspring extends in back of hammer.

Box Lock

Lock located on front of stock where hammer and mainspring are mounted on box shaped housing.

Blitz Lock

Lock mounted on top of trigger plate mounted under stock.

STOCK TYPES:

Full Stock

Stock extending to barrel muzzle.

Half Stock

Stock not extending to barrel muzzle.

BARREL TYPES:

Iron

Barrel made with iron.

Brass

Barrel made with brass.

Steel

Barrel made with steel.

Damascus (Twist, Laminated)

Barrel made by twisting strips of iron and steel around a mandrel (rod).

HAMMER TYPES:

Exposed Hammer

Hammer fully exposed.

Semi-Hammerless

Hammer partially exposed.

Hammerless

Hammer not exposed (concealed).

TRIGGER TYPES:

Single Trigger

One Trigger.

Multiple Triggers

Each trigger activating each hammer of each multiple barrel.

Hair Trigger

Secondary trigger adjusted to respond to a very slight pressure to aid in precise shooting.

LEVER TYPES:

Side Lever

Lever to break open gun is located on side of gun.

Top Lever

Lever to break open gun is located on top of gun.

Under Lever

Lever to break open gun is located under gun.

GAUGES:

The gauge is equal to the number of solid lead spheres of a diameter equal to the inside diameter of the barrel that equal one pound. The list below gives the various Gauges largest to smallest:

Gauge	Diameter
1	1.669"
2	1.325"
3	1.157"
4	1.052"
5	0.976"
6	0.919"
7	0.873"
8	0.835"
9	0.802"
10	0.775"
11	0.751"
12	0.729"
13	0.710"
14	0.693"
15	0.677"
16	0.662"
17	0.650"
18	0.637"
19	0.626"
20	0.615"
21	0.605"
22	0.596"
23	0.587"
24	0.579"
25	0.571"
26	0.563"
27	0.556"
28	0.550"
29	0.543"
30	0.537"
31	0.531"
32	0.526"
33	0.520"
34	0.515"
35	0.510"
36	0.506"
68	0.410"

BUCK SHOT SIZES:

The list below gives the various Buck Shot sizes largest to smallest:

Size	Diameter
No. 000	0.36"
No. 00	0.34"
No. 0	0.32"
No. 1	0.30"
No. 2	0.27"
No. 3	0.25"

BIRD SHOT SIZES:

The list below gives the various Bird Shot sizes largest to smallest:

Size	Diameter
No. 1	0.160"
No. 2	0.150"
No. 3	0.140"
No. 4	0.130"
No. 5	0.120"
No. 6	0.110"
No. 7	0.100"
No. 7.5	0.095"
No. 8	0.090"
No. 8.5	0.085"
No. 9	0.080"
No. 9.5	0.075"
No. 10	0.070"
No. 11	0.060"
No. 12	0.050"

NOTE:

By this Collection Definition, the following guns should be in the collection but may never be part of the collection due to availability and/or excessive costs:

1.	Match Lock and Wheel Lock guns designed solely to propel shot (e.g. Blunderbusses).
2.	Match Lock and Wheel Lock guns having multiple barrels.
3.	Flint Lock guns having Over/Under barrels.
4.	Blunderbusses having multiple barrels.
5.	Guns having three or more barrels for propelling shot.
6.	Match Lock, Wheel Lock, Flint Lock, and Percussion guns that are Breech Loading.
7.	Match Lock, Wheel Lock, Flint Lock, and Percussion guns having concealed holder/vise/hammer.
8.	Guns having superimposed loads.

Photos of guns that meet the Collection Definition but that may never be part of the collection follow:

Rasp Lock, German, 1500s

Match Lock Blunderbuss, Indian, 1800s

Match Lock 3 Barrel, Indian

Wheel Lock Blunderbuss, Replica

Wheel Lock Double Barrel Side By Side, France, 1600s

Wheel Lock Double Barrel Over/Under, Germany, 1580s

Flintlock Double Barrel Side By Side Blunderbuss, Nicholson, 1800s

Flintlock Double Barrel Over/Under Blunderbuss, Turkey, 1800s

Flintlock Double Barrel Over/Under Tap Lock, England, 1810s

Flintlock 4 Barrel, Paris, 1800s

Cartridge 3 Barrel Shotgun, Westley Richards, 1911

Match Lock, Concealed Holder, India

Wheel Lock, Concealed Vise, 1580s

Flintlock, Concealed Hammer, 1800s

Percussion, Concealed Hammer, 1830s

Wheel Lock superimposed 3 load, 1500s

Flintlock superimposed 10 load, North, 1825

Lever Bolt Sliding Action Blunderbuss with scope