Griz44Mag
70 Cal.
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I ordered it on 3/12 and it arrived 4/14.Neat project in these weird times, Griz. How long did it take from ordering to receiving?
That was the goal. I used the cutoff from the front end and tail end of the stock and some scrap steel to test the finishes.I kike that the stock and metal are the same color of plumb brown?
The medieval references are unclear as to exact use, however, the pictures in the ancient references show sharpened points on the hooks. You don't need a sharpened point to hook a wall, but it sure would come in handy for penetrating an armored breast, back plate or penetrating a steel helmet. That hook is heavy cast iron and sharpened, it was made to penetrate and with the weight of the barrel on top of it, would have the kinetic energy to do just that! A typical battle axe has many of the same attributes, in my mind, only one shot but a nice backup defensive weapon. It handles well, and many offensive and defensive postures can be taken to use a sharp tail spike or the hook point to inflict a lot of damage. It's all just imagination, but a lot of fun to speculate too!Very interesting. I did some reading on them after seeing this. I thought the hook looked unwieldy and thick for a weapon, which is what I figure most people would assume it is. Turns out it was used to hook the wall of the parapet to help displace recoil as the gun was used to defend the wall. None of the articles mentioned it, but, I could see the hook being used to grab the deck rail of a ship being boarded, and loaded with shot, being used to help clear an opposing deck.
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