Holy Smoke - Scary Indian Muskets!!!

[sundog]

There is a site called Engrish.com with some mighty interesting uses of the English language.

 

[Rifleman1776]

weeeellll I wouldn't be to quick to knock these guns around. Those backwoods gun maker over there n throughout the region have used scrap n throw away stuff to make guns for a LONG LONG time. If ya think about it they ran out the russians, British n just about everybody else useing old throw away junk before they became more well armed. they maynot be pretty or up to our standards of manufacture but I'll lay odds they will last a long time if taken care of. --just some thoughts YMHS Birdman

You may have something there. As a kid in Chicago I built zip guns from junk. We shot marbles, ball bearings, whatever. They worked. We tried to shoot rats in vacant buildings and alleys. Yep, those guns worked and we were never invaded by Russians either. :wink: I should have gone into business selling zip guns made from junk. :rotf:

 

[CoyoteJoe]

I seem to recall that a popular material for hand forged gun barrels was old horseshoe nails.

 

[Va.Manuf.06]

I seem to recall that a popular material for hand forged gun barrels was old horseshoe nails.

Yes, for Spanish barrels in the early days and they were very highly thought of by all of the European gunmakers - English, French, as well as, of course Spanish, etc.

 

[pecos clay]

probably some typ of translation programm...maybe like babbelfish....which can translate some funny stuff

That is what I think.

 

[Va.Manuf.06]

probably some typ of translation programm...maybe like babbelfish....which can translate some funny stuff

That is what I think.

Or maybe not.......

 

[BillinOregon]

Ha: How about "V-8, the red mix for city actives!"
Or from an early Mazda manual: "Certain for tootle the horn against the festive dog sporting in the road."

:rotf:

 

[Jason Lewis]

probably some typ of translation programm...maybe like babbelfish....which can translate some funny stuff

That is what I think.

the answer to everything... 42.