Gun hybrids
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According to the book "Weapontry An Illustrated History" by Chuck Wills, in the late 16th century until the advances in the repeating firearms in the mid 19th century, blades or clubs were often fitted onto guns, because only one shot could be fired from the gun, then, without a melee weapon attachment, it became useless at close range defence. Some of the first included the German Ax-Pistol, made in the central european reagion of silesia, this weapon combined a flintlock pistol with a battle ax. Later, a Pistol-Sword combination formed in the mid 18th century, apparently used mainly by marines and naval officers in boarding engagements at sea. Also, Dumonthier & Sons produced Several knife pistol combinations. pocket knifes with zip guns inside were built by Unwin & Rodgers and an Indian gun smith fitted a percusion cap gun to a mace in the 19th century. Even some shields were fitted with barrels, sometimes desined to look like a spike, and other times placed in cleverly concieled holes.
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