According to the RA collection page for the gun, Rick was right on the money. It’s a combination bow and matchlock.
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Traditional M/L Guns from India
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Does that make the British a Batman villian?I know- they launched the hook over a wall and climbed up like Batman and Robin…..
“Riddle me this Sepoy:
what oinks and moos, you bite it, but it’s bite is worse than it’s bark?”
“your cartridges!”
This is so interesting. Does anyone know if the Torador's in the video, are available for purchase?
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Thanks John
So my memory is not completely gone yet. LOL Still, that grappling style hook is a mystery.
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Yeah… the museum says it’s to attach the bow, but like how does that actually work…
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Fagan arms has one that I was considering, before I decided to stick to a couple of European replicas.
No idea how good the price is. The forum has rules against directly linking to seller websites.
No idea how good the price is. The forum has rules against directly linking to seller websites.
Maybe that hook SWIVELS to hold the bow riser?????? Those 2 little 'tulip' shaped ends (on the 2 lower prongs) may 'snap' over and lock to the top of the finial for the sling swivel escutcheon?
That looks very plausible, but strange the maker felt it necessary to have it rotate.
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It’s a bat-a-rang……
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You'll note that they still kept using swords and daggers, just sayin'.....I wonder if these awkward guns were more for show than anything; one shot and draw your blade!
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Could this hook have been of use for shooting from the back of an elephant? Somehow hooked into a harness?
I think I figured it out:
The bow goes in the front. The hooks allow the lashing to more easily be attached and removed for storing/travelling. From my 5 minute google search, India widely used composite bows, so the shape of the front of the hooks could be more natural for fitting that design. This way, the substantial bolting of the hook and wood stock support directly absorb the force of the bow.
The bow goes in the front. The hooks allow the lashing to more easily be attached and removed for storing/travelling. From my 5 minute google search, India widely used composite bows, so the shape of the front of the hooks could be more natural for fitting that design. This way, the substantial bolting of the hook and wood stock support directly absorb the force of the bow.
That works! ... I think ....
Now someone needs to figure out where the bolts/arrows go. If anyone is planning to visit the Royal Armouries, the gun is located on the bizarrely hard to find 5th floor.
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Do the arrows go in the ramrod hole? Look up Slurbow…..
That looks like a very good possibility
I believe the bow butts up against the flat area and whipped in place using the hooks, as TobJohn says and shows above. (Post 173)
Matt Easton has recently released several videos on Indian sword fighting and 19th century Indian sword and shield vs English sword. May be of interest to some people here.
His titles and thumbnails are clickbaity, but the actual content is informative.
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