Arx Loricatus Heavy Blunderbuss Boarding Axe

There's just something about the word "Blunderbuss".  I like to think the name was coined by some unknown sailor trying desperately to explain to his tyrannical captain just what happened when the boarding crew went over the railing of the pirate sloop they had cornered, how as they descended into the hold there was a sound louder than a musket, a rush of air and stinging lead... The narrow confines of a ship is the perfect place for a blunderbuss, its a close quarters weapon and very versatile; in a pinch you can jam all sorts of small sharp bits of metal down it, the blunderbuss is not picky and doesn't mind if you have to be a little sloppy.  Just don't expect to take down that pesky seagull circling overhead with it.

The original Arx Loricatus blunderbuss was also my first real success as a virtual gunsmith and embodied the principle of balancing the logistic realities of SL Combat Role Play with the reality of how these weapons were used and functioned historically.  The Blunderbuss fired a relatively large, wide and slow bullet, limiting its effective range to about 40 meters.  Its reload time was faster than a musket or pistol.  It proved particularly useful for persons with less robust connection speeds or poor computer performance.  Once fired however, if the enemy was still coming, you had two options; drop the gun and draw your sword or run like hell until you could reload it.  Not anymore.

 

The Arx Loricatus Blunderbuss Axe is designed to allow both ranged and melee combat within one weapon while not overlapping controls.  The weapon fires a wide, shorter range shot that is most effective within 40 meters but has a maximum range of about 100 meters.  Melee animations are triggered by pressing the left mouse button and any direction key other than the crouch ("c" or PageDown) key.  Pressing the Crouch command with the weapon loaded and drawn will cause the weapon to fire.

The two holsters are already sized for either male or female avatars, and are also modifiable to allow the owner to customize the fit.

Price: 800L Available in world or on the SecondLife Marketplace