Never saw one of these

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Hippycrowe · #1 Post by **Hippycrowe** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 11:35 pm

www.gunbroker.com/item/728457212

Never seen a line throwing rifle before.

indy1919a4 · #2 Post by **indy1919a4** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 12:24 am

Wow, what a set up... I was not aware of these also...

Nice little story about them
https://laststandonzombieisland.com/201 ... -some-use/

looks like a few years back one was for sale in one of those high tone auction houses..

https://jamesdjulia.com/item/lot-1036a- ... gun-39217/

Did find a book reference to the gun, on page 151
https://books.google.com/books?id=vb3dD ... &q&f=false

Gosh thanks for pointing this out.. I never thunked they made such a beautiful rifle... I wonder if you could spear fish with it

Hippycrowe · #3 Post by **Hippycrowe** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 12:43 am

Have saw Enfield line throwing #4Mk1 rifle had a 1 in 12 twist if I remember right.

Ghoulardi · #4 Post by **Ghoulardi** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 1:02 am

I've seen one that was a trap-door one, it's at the maritime museum in Vermilion, Ohio on lake erie

nrobertb · #5 Post by **nrobertb** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 10:06 am

Here is the modern commercial version. It fires a brass rod that you tie to the line coiled in the cannister. Fires a .45-70 blank I think.

indy1919a4 · #6 Post by **indy1919a4** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:00 pm

wow, I like that little Bridger

swede · #7 Post by **swede** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 5:50 pm

I saw one for sale at cabela's a few years ago. Don't recall what the rifle was

sowbelle · #8 Post by **sowbelle** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 6:16 pm

When I was on the Coast Guard cutter, we had one that was an 03a3.
Very common on all sea going vessels.
I am sure Rob remembers also.

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