Pirate weapons excavated from Blackbeard's ship show life was violent on the high seas

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Blackbeard boarded Lt. Robert Maynard's ship three centuries ago armed with pistols and a cutlass, ready to die before surrendering. He fought viciously, but in less than 10 minutes on Nov. 22, 1718, Blackbeard and his crew were either dead or had surrendered.

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