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Re: Shooting cannons
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lugnet.pirates
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Wed, 11 Oct 2000 17:58:05 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Tim Coats writes:
> 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.
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> Tim
AH-HAH! Okay, well, that does indeed explain a lot, doesn't it?
Thanks a bunch :)
Dan
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