Kinda dumb question?

[steelerzzz]

Whats the difference between a Fowler and a smoothbore? (if ther is a diff.)

 

[RJR]

Smoothbore is an all encompassing term to include trade guns, muskets, fowlers... Fowler is a specific style of smoothbore. Hope this helps.

Rick

 

[Grizzled Roberts]

A Fowler is a civilian bird hunting gun ( hence the Fowl ) The equivilent of a modern Browning shotgun. Most I have seen ( modern reproductions )
also shoot round ball well provided no choke has been added. No doubt many were used by militia men
during the Rev War. :thumbsup:

 

[Toomuch_36]

As mentioned a "fowler is a smoothbore, but not all smothbores are fowlers.
A fowler is a light, easily manuverable gun designed primarily for bird hunting. Where as a smothbore musket is a heavier martial weapon intended to shoot primarily single balls at a stationary target (ranks of opposing troops).

Toomuch
.............
Shoot Flint

 

[Grizzled Roberts]

Another difference, a Military Musket has a bayonet lug as most 18th century muskets were just
bayonet platforms which only fired a few shots to
"dishearten the enemy" and then charge bayonet.
:thumbsup: