ing colors, and he wore huge silver buckles on his low cut boots (Day 19).
             Also, Blackbeard went into battle "armed to the teeth." He carried a naked cutlass in his leather belt, and three pairs of loaded pistols kept in a bandoleer across his chest (Sherry 235). Carrying six pistols was not only to frighten the enemy, but it was also a wise precaution. Flintlock weapons were unreliable at sea, so if one misfired, the extra ones could end up saving his life (Cordingly 14).
             Blackbeard often scared his enemies solely from his appea
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