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patocazador

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I was reading about handgonnes on another forum. Really neat. They're the very first actual guns .. before matchlocks.

It looks like it would be fairly easy to make one out of a piece of old barrel and a broom stick.

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Yeah with a good barrel. Back in those days, handgonnes was more like Hand is GONE after they would blow up.

I wouldn't hold it close to your body like that pic above, something happens and its not going to be good.
 
I saw a photo of a guy setting one off with a railroad flare. That seems really risky. :say whhhhhat:
 
A better way to commit Hari-kari would be to sit on a keg of BP and set it off!! :cheers: :affraid:
 

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