Blunderbuss

The Blunderbuss is a weapon that will be released in the Undead Nightmare DLC Pack for Red Dead Redemption. It uses zombie body parts, collected from killed zombies, as ammuntion. When fired, the blunderbuss explodes zombies into pieces, but because the blunderbuss is so powerful, these parts can not be collected for use as ammunition.

The blunderbuss was typically viewed as a small, muzzle-loading shotgun. Its defining feature is the flared barrel, which can come out anywhere from three centimeters to three inches in diameter. the flare was not used to spread shot, a common misconception, but instead to make funneling of gunpowder easier whilst riding on horseback or stagecoach, where it was intended to be used. Ingame, the gun uses slabs of zombie meat in place of traditional ammunition.

Trivia

 * In the teaser trailer for the Undead Nightmare downloadable content, John Marston is seen holding the blunderbuss with two hands, as it is intended to be used. Contrarywise, the promotional box art for the DLC shows a Marston holding it with one hand, not unlike the Sawn-Off Shotgun.
 * This is likely because the DLC's promo box art was designed around the original, and redrawing an arm onto the gun would break the similarity.
 * It is also possible that the box art gun was a blunderbuss pistol, or dragoon, which is a shorter variant meant to be held with one hand.


 * The blunderbuss' presence in Redemption is altogether extremely odd, as the gun was discarded commercially in the late 1800's, well before the events of the game.