Split Cannon (3.5e Equipment)

The split cannon is a triple barreled firearm, the barrels are stacked vertically. It is extremely heavy and blocky looking, it is so heavy and it recoil so great it cannot be fired in one hand. Thanks to it very low rate of fire a split cannon can only be fired once per round, no matter how many attacks you would be allowed to make. Despite it nature it is fairly accurate at long range but truly shine at short range. A split cannon consume 3 ammunition per shot. Reloading a split cannon take a full-round action

In the hand of a creature with the exotic weapon proficiency feat a split cannon is less odious waste of resource and actually become fairly useful. If shot at a creature within 10 feet it will deliver two hits instead of one (using the same attack roll), applying all the same bonus (even things that would apply to a single attack such as a combatant's combat power and precision damage). Both attacks count as the same attack when beneficial (such as for the purpose of applying damage reduction).

The weapon design was mostly abandoned for more practical firearms, however it remain a niche weapon among adventurer who love it killing power.