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VANDOO · 23rd April 2010, 05:53 AM

UNFORTUNATLY I DON'T OWN THIS ITEM AND ONLY KNOW WHAT WAS WRITTEN ABOUT IT. I SUSPECT THE MECHANISM IS COCKED WHEN YOU OPEN AND LOAD AND THEN CLOSE THE BREECH. THE CENTER OF THE KNOB ON THE HANDLE HAS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A CENTER HOLE. PERHAPS YOU TURN THE KNOB TO OPEN AND THEN BLOW INTO IT AS DESCRIBED PROPELLING A STRIKER TO TRIP THE FIRING PIN.

JUST GUESSING HERE AS THE INFORMATION WAS NOT COMPREHENSIVE OR CLEAR AND I HAD NO WAY TO CHECK IT OUT.
I DO ASSUME IT WAS ACTUALLY TRIGGERED BY BLOWING AS IT WAS SPECIFICALY MENTIONED THAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE MOUTH WHEN IT WAS FIRED.

23rd April 2010, 05:53 AM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	UNFORTUNATLY I DON'T OWN THIS ITEM AND ONLY KNOW WHAT WAS WRITTEN ABOUT IT. I SUSPECT THE MECHANISM IS COCKED WHEN YOU OPEN AND LOAD AND THEN CLOSE THE BREECH. THE CENTER OF THE KNOB ON THE HANDLE HAS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A CENTER HOLE. PERHAPS YOU TURN THE KNOB TO OPEN AND THEN BLOW INTO IT AS DESCRIBED PROPELLING A STRIKER TO TRIP THE FIRING PIN. JUST GUESSING HERE AS THE INFORMATION WAS NOT COMPREHENSIVE OR CLEAR AND I HAD NO WAY TO CHECK IT OUT. I DO ASSUME IT WAS ACTUALLY TRIGGERED BY BLOWING AS IT WAS SPECIFICALY MENTIONED THAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE MOUTH WHEN IT WAS FIRED.