Large Percussion Rifle firing

[Bill Grist]

http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=j7Vt0mr2sjE

[Horrido!]

Haha....that's great! But, at that point, I think I would just get a cannon.

[Bill Grist]

Haha....that's great! But, at that point, I think I would just get a cannon.

I agree what a monster rifle.. Looks like a 1800s produced China Wall Gun...BILL

[captainhoot]

That's a shoulder-breaker there !!!
Really not even a rifle, since a rifle is a "shoulder-fired weapon"....

-Capthoot

[Horrido!]

That's a shoulder-breaker there !!!
Really not even a rifle, since a rifle is a "shoulder-fired weapon"....

-Capthoot

Hmm.....well I don't recall anyone calling it a rifle. I believe the correct designation was "fun gun", which is a whole different class of military weaponry. I believe the potato gun and nuclear missiles also fall under this designation.

[copdoc]

I think he said punt gun which is a large smooth bore used for waterfowl. There are 2 in the North Carolina history museum and several in the Maritimer's museum (Beaufort) that were used by market hunters. They were usually lashed to the boat but some were mounted as swivel guns. Most were pecussion but there were 8 gauge, 4 gauge and 1 1/2 " breechloaders. I will take a pic of one of the Eley 1 1/2" shells from a friend's collection if there is any interest. It looks like a big flare shell.