They told me a crooked gun would shoot round the corner, but I'm aftraid I have bent mine too much [graphic].[approximately 1838]engTwo men holding shotguns converse in front of a wall. The man on the right holds a gun with an extremely bent barrel; he looks worriedly back over his shoulder at his own posterior, which is smoking and riddled with buckshotTitle from dialogue below image.Date of publication based on publisher's street address. Orlando Hodgson is known to have operated out of 111 Fleet Street in 1838; see British Museum online catalogue.