scorpio_vette
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so today the wife and me went to a gunshow in milwaukee. We ran across a display there that had a sign that said:
WHAT IS THIS?
unfortunately i didn't have a camera to take a picture of it, so i'll describe it as best as i can. if it is at the waukesha gun show next weekend i'll try to take a picture.
It had a small display stand with a small "cradle" on one side that the barrel rested in. it was in the size and shape of a antique handgun. looked to be of asian decent. the grip ended in a dragons head. the barrel looked like a small cannon that was sitting on the top of the grip body. the entire "firing mechanism" (all moving parts) was externally mounted to the outside of the body. and then on each side of this "handgun" there were little tubes mounted to the display stand with the "ammunition". one of them was a steel tip "arrow" with a wooden body, and the other was a steel tip "arrow" with a glass body. both of them were approximately 3-4" long.
the person allowed me to handle this gun and from looking at it, and very carefully moving the mechanism just a little bit, i almost have the feeling it was a cross between a dart gun/crossbow/handgun. almost like you loaded the guns into the cannon looking barrel and then a little blade came down from the top of the barrel to hold the arrow in place. then when you pulled the trigger, it looked like the mechanism would somehow release the arrow via a little springloaded rod that connected from the external mechanism to the inside of the barrel.
i'm sorry if that sounds very very confusing, but i'll try to answer any questions as best as i can. and i will try my best to make it to that gun show this coming weekend and see if it's there again and take a picture.
but does anybody have any idea of what that might be or have some pictures or knowledge of anything that matches that description???
so today the wife and me went to a gunshow in milwaukee. We ran across a display there that had a sign that said:
WHAT IS THIS?
unfortunately i didn't have a camera to take a picture of it, so i'll describe it as best as i can. if it is at the waukesha gun show next weekend i'll try to take a picture.
It had a small display stand with a small "cradle" on one side that the barrel rested in. it was in the size and shape of a antique handgun. looked to be of asian decent. the grip ended in a dragons head. the barrel looked like a small cannon that was sitting on the top of the grip body. the entire "firing mechanism" (all moving parts) was externally mounted to the outside of the body. and then on each side of this "handgun" there were little tubes mounted to the display stand with the "ammunition". one of them was a steel tip "arrow" with a wooden body, and the other was a steel tip "arrow" with a glass body. both of them were approximately 3-4" long.
the person allowed me to handle this gun and from looking at it, and very carefully moving the mechanism just a little bit, i almost have the feeling it was a cross between a dart gun/crossbow/handgun. almost like you loaded the guns into the cannon looking barrel and then a little blade came down from the top of the barrel to hold the arrow in place. then when you pulled the trigger, it looked like the mechanism would somehow release the arrow via a little springloaded rod that connected from the external mechanism to the inside of the barrel.
i'm sorry if that sounds very very confusing, but i'll try to answer any questions as best as i can. and i will try my best to make it to that gun show this coming weekend and see if it's there again and take a picture.
but does anybody have any idea of what that might be or have some pictures or knowledge of anything that matches that description???