Comments on: Flintlock/knife

By: Jorpho

Jorpho — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:41:00 +0000

Due to the fact that the knife is the grip for the pistol, writer assumes there would normally be a scabbard of some sort otherwise firing the pistol could be a little hazardous.

Aye, you could get butter all over your hand. Nobody likes that.

By: Selena60

Selena60 — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:25:00 +0000

I think that’s the kind of weapon they were referring to in the “right to bears arms” section of the constitution.

By: dragonfrog

dragonfrog — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 03:40:00 +0000

In cold weather, butter can get very difficult to spread. This would show it.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 21:46:00 +0000

This kind of combination weapon used to be fairly common.

If there were a bow that shot axes, could we call it a Legimlas?

By: Punchcard

Punchcard — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 20:26:00 +0000

I love the oddball combo weapons out of history, but is the first time I have ever seen a combo made out of what appears to be a butterknife!

By: Charles Richter

Charles Richter — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 19:08:00 +0000

F. X. Richter made a whole serving set:

http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/COMMS/cutlery/cutlery.htm

No more arguing over who carves the turkey.

By: ObeyMyBrain

ObeyMyBrain — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 17:13:00 +0000

Perfect for those frequent occasions when assassins come at you during morning tea and crumpets.

By: Deidzoeb

Deidzoeb — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 17:03:00 +0000

Am I understanding the direction of the gun correctly? — You’ve either got a knife aiming back at you when you fire at something, or a gun aiming back at you when you cut something?

By: SedanChair

SedanChair — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:27:00 +0000

OK, this time I’m gonna get it. This time…I’ve got to concentrate….

Concentrate…

*BLAM* FUCK, I JUST SHOT ANOTHER BAGEL

By: Pag

Pag — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:42:00 +0000

I even heard that Abraham Lincoln used an axe-shotgun in some of his… extra-curricular activities.

By: Ramone

Ramone — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:30:00 +0000

Upon first glance I wondered why a tiny astronaut was sitting atop an elaborate knife.

By: nmfo

nmfo — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:19:00 +0000

Lends new meaning to “bringing a knife to a gunfight”

By: jackrabbitslim

jackrabbitslim — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:07:00 +0000

This kind of combination weapon used to be fairly common. There were sword/pistols, axe/pistols, mace/pistols, pistols with knives on and so forth.
The really neat bit is that I know of at least one person making these nowadays. Bruce Bump makes crazy beautiful “cut’n'shoots”.

I’ve never been able to figure out how much they cost. Based on the level of craftsmanship I would assume that, since I have to ask, I can’t afford them.

http://www.brucebumpknives.com/images/brutus2_8x10.jpg

By: Paul Renault

Paul Renault — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 14:49:00 +0000

If the bullet used was expelled with sufficient force, this would be perfect for murder-suicides.

/Y’know, Newton’s Third Law and all that.

Edited to add: I just remembered that David Kucer, of MacKay St., in Montreal, was a regular customer at a photo shop where I worked. He makes miniature firearms (1/3 scale) along with the 1/3 scale bullets – from scratch. An astoundingly gifted machinist. So I visited his website.

He had a British Hunting Sword – sword/pistol. At the slide show at the link, click on the sixth image at the bottom to see it.
http://www.kucers.com/index.php?option=com_xegallery3&Itemid=6&lang=en

I think he is responsible for the fact that I have a hard time being impressed by the ‘Maker’-ness of using a wicker basket ty-wrapped to an old bicycle as a flower pot.

I guess I’m like the fake Lady Fiona McTarry (having been replaced by Agent Mimi in the 1967 version of Casino Royale) who, after experiencing Bond’s substantial, um, manliness just once, decides that no other man will do and since she can’t have him, retires to a nunnery.