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Punt Guns appear to have been invented in the early 19th century.

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https://www.shootinguk.co.uk/guns/history-of-punt-gunning-119189/ 1870s
https://indie88.com/this-absurd-punt-gun-ended-up-helping-to-preserve-endangered-american-waterfowl/ ... The United States government stepped in and banned the practice of using punt guns around 1860. Following this move, there was a whole bunch of laws enforced all over the States which limited the hunting of endangered birds. In 1918, the practice of hunting endangered birds was outlawed completely by federal law.