Rats Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 Just like the post inquires! Anyone know of a good source or advice on how to make a correct version??? Any Pics?? Rats! No rest for the wicked! Wait a minute... that's me?!
Gentleman of Fortune Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 Now I had a pic of a proportedly early 18th c grappling hook but I will be dag nabbed if I can find it now.... IIRC.... It was a 3 pronged affair... one long rod, pointed ends bent to form an eye in the middle (so it looks like a big upside down W with the middle part having the eye. The third arm was then welded to the other two prongs above the "eye". From looking at it, I would have said that each of the arms were about 10" long (if straighten). Ok... I know, that is clear as mud... Greg Come aboard my pirate re-enacting site http://www.gentlemenoffortune.com/ Where you will find lots of information on building your authentic Pirate Impression!
Jack Roberts Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 I started looking as soon as you replied to my last post. So here is what I've found, and it isn't much. From an ebay post Ebay Thought it was interesting.
William Brand Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 I saw a Japanese hook claiming to be from the 1750s that looked very much like that one. And not too bad a price either.
Capt. Sterling Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 Now I had a pic of a proportedly early 18th c grappling hook but I will be dag nabbed if I can find it now....IIRC.... It was a 3 pronged affair... one long rod, pointed ends bent to form an eye in the middle (so it looks like a big upside down W with the middle part having the eye. The third arm was then welded to the other two prongs above the "eye". From looking at it, I would have said that each of the arms were about 10" long (if straighten). Ok... I know, that is clear as mud... Greg Wow Greg if you could find and post that picture I would be grateful. I wager my first officer could make a copy of it... and then one of the guns to launch it as well... God I love my crewe!! Oh by the way, any word on the gun itself... I've only the line drawing of the converted grenade launcher in one of the Osprey books, I believe it is?? I think I will post this in Twill as well.... "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/
Gentleman of Fortune Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 Yeah... I saw that picture of the grenade launcher in the Osprey book too... and I was so fascinated that I bought the Hand Mortar kit from TRS. You can follow the chronicles of the project here http://www.gentlemenoffortune.com/handmortar.htm I need to update it though, as it is finally complete and I am awaiting delivery. I can't imagine how you would "convert" the grenade launcher to fire a grappling hook. I would think that you would have to modify the grappling hook to be launched from a grenade launcher. I am curious as to how much windage there would be on a grappling hook and how far it could be "launched". Greg Come aboard my pirate re-enacting site http://www.gentlemenoffortune.com/ Where you will find lots of information on building your authentic Pirate Impression!
Capt. Sterling Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 Yeah... I saw that picture of the grenade launcher in the Osprey book too... and I was so fascinated that I bought the Hand Mortar kit from TRS.You can follow the chronicles of the project here http://www.gentlemenoffortune.com/handmortar.htm I need to update it though, as it is finally complete and I am awaiting delivery. I can't imagine how you would "convert" the grenade launcher to fire a grappling hook. I would think that you would have to modify the grappling hook to be launched from a grenade launcher. I am curious as to how much windage there would be on a grappling hook and how far it could be "launched". Greg Yeah I hear you... When you really sit back and take into consideration what it is supposed to do there are a lot of pieces to the puzzel... My first officer, Andy, will most likely figure it out... He's already planning to make a false mast and rigging to shoot the thing at.... the guy truly is amazing... I'm going to send him the link for the Hand mortar.... That might actually be the ticket...... he built this "candy mortar" for the end of events where there are a lot of kids... fires a ton of candy way up into the air and it scatters, then the kids can run and find it... "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/
blackjohn Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 There's a whole section in Boarders Away Vol II about weirdo guns that fire flaming lobster cages and sh*t... I'm pretty certain a grapple hook gun is in there. If memory serves, it's something of a large bore blunderbuss. Maybe Dutch? It might have even been a swivel-mounted rail gun sized thing. Should've looked it up last night but it slipped my mind. But I think the thing I'm thinking of was more of a grapple with an incendiary attached, so this might be something completely different. My Home on the Web The Pirate Brethren Gallery Dreams are the glue that holds reality together.
Capt. Sterling Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 Great thanks gents! "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/
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