Talk:Nami Solo/@comment-74.111.196.73-20140609235851/@comment-88.113.178.17-20140730171314

Note that there *were* various quasi-revolver pistol designs bouncing around even those days, as the utility of having more than one shot was well appreciated (hence eg. the relatively common multi-barrel jobs). Thing is they tended to be custom made to order by master gunsmiths and still had all manner of issues, ie. not exactly something the sea-robbers were likely to get their mitts on.

The usual practice for boarding actions was to simply carry what was known as a "brace of pistols", up to half a dozen guns held in a broad shoulder belt - just pull out the next one and shoot. On the same vein cavalrymen carried a pair in saddle holsters as standard issue, and it wasn't unusual for individual troopers to have an extra tucked into a boot.