March
S M T W T F S
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
Who's Online Now
6 members (eeb, jcn, DaveB, Lloyd3, ksauers1, 1 invisible), 871 guests, and 5 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Statistics
Forums10
Topics38,374
Posts544,017
Members14,391
Most Online1,258
Mar 29th, 2024
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 4 5
#404563 05/25/15 06:46 AM
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 1,120
Likes: 191
Sidelock
***
OP Offline
Sidelock
***

Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 1,120
Likes: 191
The season is spring on this side of the pond and time for me to sort through the multitude of boxes that clutter my workshop and a wooden out building or two. In one of the boxes I came across the item in the picture. Now before those of you with very fertile imaginations try to insert the battery into the larger object and come up with an adult toy the battery is there for size comparison. The battery is “AA” the other item is far older than any modern battery and started life approximately one hundred years ago, its function in life was used to prevent a very typical British problem. These items where supplied in boxes of a dozen I believe, sold by gun makers to large estates, and this is the only one I have personally known about or seen in the flesh so to speak, so any of you folks over on the other side of the pond any ideas…….
What it is?
Who made it?
And the big big question what gun maker retailed it?
I will post the answer in a couple of days’ time.




The only lessons in my life I truly did learn from where the ones I paid for!
damascus #404565 05/25/15 07:52 AM
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 6,264
Likes: 196
Sidelock
***
Offline
Sidelock
***

Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 6,264
Likes: 196
Looks like a wad rammer for reloading. Especially the French used these wood tools. I have seen them, and own some, in about 10 gauges. Some are marked with the gauge number and some in millimeters.

Last edited by Daryl Hallquist; 05/25/15 07:53 AM.
damascus #404572 05/25/15 08:43 AM
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 372
Likes: 6
JNW Offline
Sidelock
Offline
Sidelock

Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 372
Likes: 6
1) used to beat your loader if he couldn't keep up with your shooting?
2) relieve constipation while in the field?
3) knock out a barrel obstruction?
Jeff


"We are men of action. Lies do not become us."
Wesley
damascus #404573 05/25/15 08:47 AM
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 312
Likes: 1
Sidelock
Offline
Sidelock

Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 312
Likes: 1
I don't want to ruin the game!

PM'd.

damascus #404575 05/25/15 08:56 AM
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 533
Likes: 2
Sidelock
**
Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 533
Likes: 2
It's a rolling pin for a one armed baker used to roll the dough for crumpets served at afternoon tea:)


Tom C

�There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.�
Aldo Leopold
damascus #404577 05/25/15 09:09 AM
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 999
Sidelock
**
Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 999
Every one who has fished for salmon should recognize this. It's a fish bonker!

damascus #404578 05/25/15 09:16 AM
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 753
Sidelock
*
Offline
Sidelock
*

Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 753
its not a priest (or fish bonker)


a wild guess-

i have seen similar things (but slightly different) for muzzleloading fowlers - called a tampion - meant to protect the muzzle and keep the bore clean in the rack

OH Osthaus #404580 05/25/15 09:24 AM
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 14,092
Likes: 192
Sidelock
**
Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 14,092
Likes: 192
A bird or rabbit bonker.

damascus #404586 05/25/15 10:33 AM
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 2,862
Sidelock
***
Offline
Sidelock
***

Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 2,862
It's obviously a tool used to push the meat down into your grinder when you're making Homemade Sausage.

Or, it's a Belaying Pin for a small sailboat.

Last edited by Ken61; 05/25/15 10:34 AM.

I prefer wood to plastic, leather to nylon, waxed cotton to Gore-Tex, and split bamboo to graphite.
damascus #404592 05/25/15 11:20 AM
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 1,850
Sidelock
**
Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 1,850
Since Britain banned firearms for personal protection, this is the latest self defense tool on their ban list.


Practice safe eating. Always use a condiment.
Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 4 5

Link Copied to Clipboard

doublegunshop.com home | Welcome | Sponsors & Advertisers | DoubleGun Rack | Doublegun Book Rack

Order or request info | Other Useful Information

Updated every minute of everyday!


Copyright (c) 1993 - 2024 doublegunshop.com. All rights reserved. doublegunshop.com - Bloomfield, NY 14469. USA These materials are provided by doublegunshop.com as a service to its customers and may be used for informational purposes only. doublegunshop.com assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in these materials. THESE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT-ABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. doublegunshop.com further does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information, text, graphics, links or other items contained within these materials. doublegunshop.com shall not be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including without limitation, lost revenues or lost profits, which may result from the use of these materials. doublegunshop.com may make changes to these materials, or to the products described therein, at any time without notice. doublegunshop.com makes no commitment to update the information contained herein. This is a public un-moderated forum participate at your own risk.

Note: The posting of Copyrighted material on this forum is prohibited without prior written consent of the Copyright holder. For specifics on Copyright Law and restrictions refer to: http://www.copyright.gov/laws/ - doublegunshop.com will not monitor nor will they be held liable for copyright violations presented on the BBS which is an open and un-moderated public forum.

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5
(Release build 20201027)
Responsive Width:

PHP: 7.0.33-0+deb9u11+hw1 Page Time: 0.084s Queries: 35 (0.061s) Memory: 0.8472 MB (Peak: 1.8987 MB) Data Comp: Off Server Time: 2024-03-29 12:44:53 UTC
Valid HTML 5 and Valid CSS