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Re: Shooting cannons
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lugnet.pirates
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Wed, 11 Oct 2000 17:34:24 GMT
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Daniel Williams wrote:
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> Hello, and I apologize in advance if this is a really dumb thing to be asking,
> but... I recently got ahold of one of those firing cannons, with the black
> plunger thingie on the rear end and the long spike in the barrel and all..
> however, I can't seem to figure out how to make the blasted thing fire. The
> plunger moves a little bit, but doesn't seem to really pull out or twist, and
> it's the only moving part I can find. It's entirely possible that my cannon is
> broken or something, but since this is the first one I've seen, I wouldn't
> know.. so if someone knows how I'd make the little thing fire and maim some
> poor unsuspecting pirate (they must get those peg legs somehow), I'd be very
> grateful if they could let me know.
I am actually guessing this is NOT a firing cannon. There were a few
early ones in the US that had the firing mechanism parts without the
spring. In other words they were disabled. More recently those pieces
have been removed and replaced with just the gray back end piece. But
for a while there non-firing versions of the firing cannon. I know
because I have 1-2 of those too. I a real firing cannon that back bit
should pull back against a very obvious spring. If the back is fixed
and just wiggles a little, that is the non-firing hybrid thing.
Tim
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| (...) asking, (...) and (...) is (...) AH-HAH! Okay, well, that does indeed explain a lot, doesn't it? Thanks a bunch :) Dan (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | Re: Shooting cannons
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| (...) Is this information accurate? I have two spring-firing cannons, both of which I acquired from a 15-year-old who was entering his Dark Age. He assured me he'd never been out of the country, nor had he knowingly purchased any overseas sets. I (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| Hello, and I apologize in advance if this is a really dumb thing to be asking, but... I recently got ahold of one of those firing cannons, with the black plunger thingie on the rear end and the long spike in the barrel and all.. however, I can't (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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