Peashooter (toy)

The 1763 Casta family painting by Miguel Cabrera showing the son playing with a peashooter.
A peashooter in use

The peashooter (sometimes spelled pea-shooter or pea shooter) is a toy version of the blowgun or blowpipe. It is usually a tube that launches its projectiles via blowing. As the name suggests the normal ammunition is peas (usually dried), though other seeds, fruits, improvised darts, or wadded up paper can also be used.