Dane gun

The Dane gun was originally a type of long-barreled flintlock musket imported into West Africa by Danish traders prior to the mid-19th century. The term is now used chiefly by Europeans living along the west African coast to generally describe any indigenously made firearm of this type.^[1][2]

Local names for these firearms vary from language to language, but are generally something that "seem[s] to mean or imply a 'native gun'".^[1] They are produced in large numbers by local blacksmiths, and are used mostly for hunting game, replacing traditional hunting weapons such as the bow and spear.^[1]

References

1. Joey Lee Dillard (1 January 1975). Perspectives on Black English. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 209–210. ISBN 978-90-279-7811-0.; Christopherson, "Some Special West African English Words", 210.
2. Dane Gun: Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary