Question

The guard soon replaced his blunderbuss is his arm-chest, and, having looked to the rest of its contents, and having looked to the supplementary pistol that he wore in his belt, looked to a smaller chest beneath his sea, in which there were a few Smith's tools, a couple of torches, and a tinder-box...

based on the context, a blunderbuss is most likely which of the following?

a.a coin
b.a flashlight.
c.a vest
d.a weapon

Answer 1

c. Vest because it says he placed it in this armchest

Answer 2

The answer is D. a weapon.

Step-by-step explanation:

A blunderbuss is a type of weapon, more specifically a short-barreled gun used at short range. The guard, in the passage we are studying here, replaced his gun in his arm-chest. An arm-chest is a type of box used in the military service to transport small arms. Thus, the best choice for the meaning of blunderbuss would be letter d. a weapon.