Oriental firearms/muskets

Jim McDougall · 14th March 2009, 01:22 PM

Hi Trench,
Just curious...what did the 'monkey gun' term come from? I always think the history behind a lot of these colloquial terms is fascinating, and it seems like a collection of them would make a great glossary here.

Best regards,
Jim

KuKulzA28 · 14th March 2009, 02:42 PM

All I know is that they used to call my people monkeys, Chinamen, gooks, chinks, etc...?

trenchwarfare · 16th March 2009, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

Hi Trench,
Just curious...what did the 'monkey gun' term come from? I always think the history behind a lot of these colloquial terms is fascinating, and it seems like a collection of them would make a great glossary here.

Best regards,
Jim

Hello Jim. I kinda came up with it on my own. No racial slur intended. Seemed logical, since these guns were most likely used to hunt monkeys, and other indigenous critters. I call all North African, and Middle Eastern guns, "camel guns"!

14th March 2009, 01:22 PM	#1
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,668	Hi Trench, Just curious...what did the 'monkey gun' term come from? I always think the history behind a lot of these colloquial terms is fascinating, and it seems like a collection of them would make a great glossary here. Best regards, Jim

14th March 2009, 02:42 PM	#2
KuKulzA28 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: between work and sleep Posts: 731	All I know is that they used to call my people monkeys, Chinamen, gooks, chinks, etc...?