Misfit
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Hey Gilligan... you need one of these for the wall of the clubhouse.
I found one recently. A 4-gauge (big..but not nearly as big as the on in OP picture). But with the current bid price over 3 grand, it's out of our price range.
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Misfit
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They were always fired "fixed in carriage"...securely (more or less) mounted in the hunting punts. Hunters were known to have drowned when the recoil of those monsters caused damage to, or capsized, their punts.
Homer J
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Good demonstration of how they did it. They used these on the Chesapeake and it's tributaries in the 1800's.
[video]https://youtu.be/pwEwF7VAaEA[/video]
nhboy
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So I bought two Parker SxS percussion shotguns instead. An 1868 12 gauge and an 1878 10 gauge. They will look great on the wall above the fireplace in the clubhouse, below the portrait of FDR.
Is that funny too? Just curious. You really should stop by and have a look at them.
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dan0623_2000
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For anyone interesteed in seeing a real PUNT Gun, visit the St. Clements Island Museum in Colton's Point, Maryland. The Chesadine gun (the guns were named for the family that owned them) is on display in the back end of the museum.
Most of the punt guns used is this area were fired from a canoe. They were never intended to be fired from the shoulder as indicteed in the picture. Well maybe a couple of dumbasses tried it once!!!
The guns were outlawed for hunting in the late 1800s, but the government said you could keep the gun as long as you registered it. A few years later they banned the possession of the gun and federal agents, with search warrants, came knocking on doors of those who had registered them.
The Marintine Museum in St. Michaels has a few also but the ones I saw a few years ago were in bad shape, however they did have excellent waterfowl hunting displays. It was very enjoyable and educational.
Most of the punt guns used is this area were fired from a canoe. They were never intended to be fired from the shoulder as indicteed in the picture. Well maybe a couple of dumbasses tried it once!!!
The guns were outlawed for hunting in the late 1800s, but the government said you could keep the gun as long as you registered it. A few years later they banned the possession of the gun and federal agents, with search warrants, came knocking on doors of those who had registered them.
The Marintine Museum in St. Michaels has a few also but the ones I saw a few years ago were in bad shape, however they did have excellent waterfowl hunting displays. It was very enjoyable and educational.
Salvador
One Nation Under God
lol!
nhboy
Ubi bene ibi patria
Keep shaking it Nimrod. lol!
I'll buy the beer!
kom526
They call me ... Sarcasmo
you all really need to just get it out in open, all of ya have some balls and meet face to face... What will come out of your mouths glareing at your adversary then, hummmmm.
What? Drink a couple beers and swap some jokes. Sounds like a great time.