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VANDOO · 20th April 2010, 11:38 PM

I HAD READ OF THESE STRANGE CONTRAPTIONS BUT HAD SEEN NO PICTURES UNTIL NOW. THIS WAS IDENTIFIED AS AN ENGLISH BLOWPIPE WALKING STICK. UNFORTUNATELY THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ITS OPERATION WERE VERY VAUGE. THE CARTRIDGE WOULD BE INSERTED IN THE BREACH AND CLOSED, THE FIRING PIN WAS ACTIVATED BY BLOWING THRU THE CANE HEAD WHILE AIMING LIKE A BLOWGUN. THE HEAD OF THE CANE WAS DESIGNED TO ASORB THE RECOIL. I CERTIANLY WOULD NOT TRY IT UNLESS THE SELLER WENT FIRST.

DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE MORE INFORMATION OR AN EXAMPLE?

20th April 2010, 11:38 PM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	INTERESTING, BLOWPIPE, CANE GUN I HAD READ OF THESE STRANGE CONTRAPTIONS BUT HAD SEEN NO PICTURES UNTIL NOW. THIS WAS IDENTIFIED AS AN ENGLISH BLOWPIPE WALKING STICK. UNFORTUNATELY THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ITS OPERATION WERE VERY VAUGE. THE CARTRIDGE WOULD BE INSERTED IN THE BREACH AND CLOSED, THE FIRING PIN WAS ACTIVATED BY BLOWING THRU THE CANE HEAD WHILE AIMING LIKE A BLOWGUN. THE HEAD OF THE CANE WAS DESIGNED TO ASORB THE RECOIL. I CERTIANLY WOULD NOT TRY IT UNLESS THE SELLER WENT FIRST. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE MORE INFORMATION OR AN EXAMPLE? Attached Images