A cyclist pistol

[Rick]

Originally Posted by VANDOO

WE DIDN'T HAVE BRASS CANNONS BUT WITH A 1 INCH THREADED PIPE AND A CAP WITH A HOLE DRILLED IN THE MIDDLE AND CHERRY BOMBS WE HAD ONE THAT WOULD JUST ABOUT SHOOT THRU ANYTHING.
THE PROCEDURE WAS TO PUT THE CHERRY BOMB FUZE THRU THE HOLE IN THE CAP AND SCREW IT ON THEN STICK IN A MARBLE OR STEEL BALL BEARING AND SMALL PIECE OF RAG TO KEEP IT FROM ROLLING OUT. THEN ATTACH THE CANNON DOWN TO A LARGE CHUNK OF WOOD AIM LIGHT AND STEP ASIDE AS OFTEN THE CANNON ALSO HAD A TRAJECTORY. CHERRY BOMBS AND M80'S ALSO MADE GOOD DEPTH CHARGES AS THEY WERE WATERPROOF. THE FACT THAT MY COUSINS AND I STILL HAVE TWO EYES AND ALL OUR FINGERS IS PROOF THERE ARE GAURDIAN ANGELS.

Then there was the Golf Ball Mortar . Four foot cast iron pipe + M80 + Golf Ball . I wonder sometimes if any of those Tru Flites ever made low orbit ..

Also sea battles in our sailboats with bottle rockets; the windward guage proven effective.

Good times from my yout' .