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Offline subdjoe

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Unique 5 pounder
« on: August 20, 2012, 05:04:46 AM »
Anyone seen any more documentation on this?

http://wesclark.com/jw/hal_3.html
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Re: Unique 5 pounder
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2012, 05:32:56 AM »
That might work better if the guy with the weight on his back squatted down and planted the cascabel knob in the ground; early form of Stokes mortar.
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Re: Unique 5 pounder
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2012, 05:58:15 AM »
Sounds like the story of the mountain howitzer that was fired from the back of a mule.  That didn't work out very well either.
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Re: Unique 5 pounder
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2012, 01:20:37 PM »
Quote from: Artilleryman on August 20, 2012, 05:58:15 AM
Sounds like the story of the mountain howitzer that was fired from the back of a mule.  That didn't work out very well either.

Yes from what I remember the Indians were not impressed by the demonstration of this weapon.....
Great art work reminds me of the guy back in the 50's who had all the really wierd inventions drawn up to do simple tasks....
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Re: Unique 5 pounder
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2012, 03:00:24 PM »
Yup.  Google "Rube Golberg Machine". Neat stuff. I have a print around somewhere that belonged to my mom I was going to have framed. My "interior consultant" put a stop to that idea. :)
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Re: Unique 5 pounder
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2012, 10:34:59 AM »
Check out "Halbritters Arms through the ages" a great book on ficticious weopanry   (sp)   
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Re: Unique 5 pounder
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2012, 11:59:32 AM »
Quote from: exlimey on August 22, 2012, 10:34:59 AM
Check out "Halbritters Arms through the ages" a great book on ficticious weopanry   (sp)

I think that drawing may have been lifted from that.  Not sure though.
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Re: Unique 5 pounder
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2012, 01:32:35 PM »
Guys, open the link and look at the bottom of the page; "next" will show you more drawings, and "go back" will do the same until you reach a page that informs you of their source.
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