A double-barreled shotgun was a type of crude firearm used on Earth. The Sixth Doctor used such a weapon to kill Chintor, an insectoid scout of the Kyle system, at close range. (PROSE: Retribution) The Fourth Doctor and Leela earlier used a similar weapon loaded with salt to disable and kill two Fendahleen. (TV: Image of the Fendahl) Helen Sherman, one of the Brynblaidd cannibals, held Ianto Jones and Toshiko Sato at gunpoint with a double-barreled shotgun. (TV: Countrycide) Neil also planned to murder his ex-wife and son with a double-barreled shotgun and then kill himself in a fit of revenge on his ex-wife's boyfriend; fortunately, he was knocked out by Toshiko Sato with a golf club before he could do so. (TV: Greeks Bearing Gifts) The shotgun was also used by some residents of Hooverville to defend themselves against pig slaves, to great success, but the weapons were ineffective against Daleks. (TV : Evolution of the Daleks)