A Conversation for Picture Quiz: Ancient Pistol
Why the knob ?
Prof Animal Chaos.C.E.O..err! C.E.Idiot of H2G2 Fools Guild (Official).... A recipient of S.F.L and S.S.J.A.D.D...plus...S.N.A.F.U. Started conversation Jun 9, 2019
I'm going to get yiked for this! BUT! I gotta put it (reputation and all that )
It's to distinguish between male and female guns
Apologies! Folk
Why the knob ?
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Jun 10, 2019
Whoever designed the pistol was just horsing around, but the knob caught on.
Why the knob ?
bobstafford Posted Jun 10, 2019
Well as they wore thick leather gauntlets and when fired, the knob would help to hold on to it.
However, when fired it the ball would also make a handy club to sort out a storey peasant or two!
Nerd alert
Interestingly the North American Indian tribes made a very similar ball-shaped club head.
A wheel lock also had to be wound with a detachable leaver! If you look at the picture in the centre of the guided round plate, there is a square piece of steel.
This was turned with a tool similar to a small ring spanner, this was the original "Spanner" and this action was called "spanning" the lock. It is no coincidence that all modern spanners get their name from this tool.
Why the knob ?
bobstafford Posted Jun 10, 2019
I believe the saying "spick and span" is connected somehow!
Be aware of the graphic description beyond this.
The wheel lock was rendered obsolete by the reliable flintlock, a more nastier and robust weapon. The led ball double charged (2 measures of powder) The ball made a neat hole in the victim on the way in, on the way out it left a hole you could not cover with both hands! (on the way through the lead ball flattened and broke up and ripped out of the other side of the body
Our ancestors did things the hard way
Why the knob ?
Prof Animal Chaos.C.E.O..err! C.E.Idiot of H2G2 Fools Guild (Official).... A recipient of S.F.L and S.S.J.A.D.D...plus...S.N.A.F.U. Posted Jun 10, 2019
many flintlock type guns had those "balls" but because it took so long to reload in a fight etc - they used it as a club/hammer
Why the knob ?
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Jun 10, 2019
The knife bayonet became the universal form by the Second World War. If you were close to your enemy but were out of ammo, you could basically spear him (and he you)>
Why the knob ?
Caiman raptor elk - Inside big box, thinking. Posted Jun 11, 2019
I thought the ball was just to determine which end to point atyour opponent, so as not to shoot yourself.
Why the knob ?
Prof Animal Chaos.C.E.O..err! C.E.Idiot of H2G2 Fools Guild (Official).... A recipient of S.F.L and S.S.J.A.D.D...plus...S.N.A.F.U. Posted Jun 12, 2019
Why the knob ?
Caiman raptor elk - Inside big box, thinking. Posted Jun 12, 2019
and a plosion is an unignited bomb.
Why the knob ?
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Jun 12, 2019
Woody Allen has taught us that a gub is a misspelling.
Why the knob ?
Prof Animal Chaos.C.E.O..err! C.E.Idiot of H2G2 Fools Guild (Official).... A recipient of S.F.L and S.S.J.A.D.D...plus...S.N.A.F.U. Posted Jun 12, 2019
Why the knob ?
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Jun 12, 2019
Don't let Mr. Plosion remarry. I don't want to see stepplosions and Plosions-in-law, etc.
Why the knob ?
Prof Animal Chaos.C.E.O..err! C.E.Idiot of H2G2 Fools Guild (Official).... A recipient of S.F.L and S.S.J.A.D.D...plus...S.N.A.F.U. Posted Jun 12, 2019
Why the knob ?
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Jun 12, 2019
The knob is, of course, a result of having been designed on Nob Hill in San Francisco, a posh place.
Why the knob ?
Caiman raptor elk - Inside big box, thinking. Posted Jun 13, 2019
It could also be the reservoir where they keep the BANG. Trouble is always is to get it in and keep it in until you screwed the reservoir back on.
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Why the knob ?
- 1: Prof Animal Chaos.C.E.O..err! C.E.Idiot of H2G2 Fools Guild (Official).... A recipient of S.F.L and S.S.J.A.D.D...plus...S.N.A.F.U. (Jun 9, 2019)
- 2: bobstafford (Jun 9, 2019)
- 3: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Jun 10, 2019)
- 4: bobstafford (Jun 10, 2019)
- 5: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Jun 10, 2019)
- 6: bobstafford (Jun 10, 2019)
- 7: Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor (Jun 10, 2019)
- 8: bobstafford (Jun 10, 2019)
- 9: Prof Animal Chaos.C.E.O..err! C.E.Idiot of H2G2 Fools Guild (Official).... A recipient of S.F.L and S.S.J.A.D.D...plus...S.N.A.F.U. (Jun 10, 2019)
- 10: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Jun 10, 2019)
- 11: Caiman raptor elk - Inside big box, thinking. (Jun 11, 2019)
- 12: Prof Animal Chaos.C.E.O..err! C.E.Idiot of H2G2 Fools Guild (Official).... A recipient of S.F.L and S.S.J.A.D.D...plus...S.N.A.F.U. (Jun 12, 2019)
- 13: Caiman raptor elk - Inside big box, thinking. (Jun 12, 2019)
- 14: bobstafford (Jun 12, 2019)
- 15: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Jun 12, 2019)
- 16: Prof Animal Chaos.C.E.O..err! C.E.Idiot of H2G2 Fools Guild (Official).... A recipient of S.F.L and S.S.J.A.D.D...plus...S.N.A.F.U. (Jun 12, 2019)
- 17: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Jun 12, 2019)
- 18: Prof Animal Chaos.C.E.O..err! C.E.Idiot of H2G2 Fools Guild (Official).... A recipient of S.F.L and S.S.J.A.D.D...plus...S.N.A.F.U. (Jun 12, 2019)
- 19: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Jun 12, 2019)
- 20: Caiman raptor elk - Inside big box, thinking. (Jun 13, 2019)
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