This is a Stoney Mike stumper!

dd

Ok, everyone! Tell me what this is!<br />
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I M Portly

Obviously it is my speed stage flintlock. No messy lever to mess with! I M Portly

StoneyMike

Howdy Denny. This one wasn't in any book I had.<br />
It looks Like a Saxon wall gun. Not sure though<br />
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later the Nock gun used 7 barrels in a more man portable design. <br />
John Wayne used one in the movie The Alamo. Funny the Nock gun was made for the British Royal Navey as a rigging gun to destroy the rigging of enemy ships.<br />
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Am I close?<br />
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P.S. I really like these.<br />
Mike

Johnny Popper

OK. What I want to see is:<br />
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HAMMER DOWN ON AN EMPTY CHAMBER!!!<br />
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It is for the new triple - triple tap target we have for next year. <img src='http://www.goodguysposse.org/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/crazy.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':crazy:' /> <br />
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dd

I'm afraid I can't shed any light on it yet. I found the photos with no explanation, but I'm still looking. There appears to be only one lock mechanism so I presume all barrels are intended to fire a once - no recoil there, right? I wouldn't be surprised to find a fixture underneath to affix it to a mount.

dd

And Mike is right, it is similar to a Saxon wall gun - such as this:<br />
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A Saxon wall-gun, circa 1680. It's a volley gun, i.e., all barrels fired simultaneously.<br />
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dd

And then there is this volley gun-<br />
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