Question

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

Answer 1

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

A coin

A flashlight

A vest

A weapon

Answer 2

You haven't said what you want answered, you've just written part of the story. Anyways, this story was written by Charles Darwin. It's called "A Tale of Two Cities".