Gat guns

[Will_]

These were incredible! Spud gun, water pistol, pellet gun and cap gun all in one!
The Gat Gun - "The Fun Gun" was incredible too! It got me my first caution

 

[Badger74]

I've got my Dad's Gat gun, it must be 50 years old by now.

 

[Dave-the-rave]

These were incredible! Spud gun, water pistol, pellet gun and cap gun all in one!
The Gat Gun - "The Fun Gun" was incredible too! It got me my first caution

Naw it's a tattie gun.

 

[Midnitehound]

These were incredible! Spud gun, water pistol, pellet gun and cap gun all in one!
The Gat Gun - "The Fun Gun" was incredible too! It got me my first caution

I had one of those but My Mum put it in the bin saying I wasn't allowed to play with my food!

I suppose she was right considering how dangerous spuds can be! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP8oCvacvAg
(Language: 18, Activity: Juvenile!)

 

[Dave-the-rave]

Google ''Vintage spud guns'' for a trip down memory lane...http://uk.images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-902&va=vintage+spud+guns

These things were great...

The 'bullet' was removed from the cylinder for loading. The forward end was stuck into the spud to 'take a load' so to speak, and a cap was placed in the back end like a percussion cap. Load the chamber with the bullet, cock and fire. The 'explosion' launched the spud.

Fantastic or what?

 

[Midnitehound]

Google ''Vintage spud guns'' for a trip down memory lane...http://uk.images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-902&va=vintage+spud+guns

These things were great...

The 'bullet' was removed from the cylinder for loading. The forward end was stuck into the spud to 'take a load' so to speak, and a cap was placed in the back end like a percussion cap. Load the chamber with the bullet, cock and fire. The 'explosion' launched the spud.

Fantastic or what?

You mean this launched spud?! Right, where have I put it, I missed out.

 

[woodspirits]

all of the above failings of the gat gun are true, but when your a kid its the bees! years later had the pleasure of meeting an ageing Mr 'Gat' on a trade stand at a firearms show of all places!

 

[Laurentius]

Google ''Vintage spud guns'' for a trip down memory lane...http://uk.images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-902&va=vintage+spud+guns

These things were great...

The 'bullet' was removed from the cylinder for loading. The forward end was stuck into the spud to 'take a load' so to speak, and a cap was placed in the back end like a percussion cap. Load the chamber with the bullet, cock and fire. The 'explosion' launched the spud.

Fantastic or what?

I had one of them, so many kinds of politically correct nowadays, I should maybe be sent to a re-education camp for even remembering I had one, such damage to my brain and moral fiber it must have caused.

 

[Dave-the-rave]

I had one of them, so many kinds of politically correct nowadays, I should maybe be sent to a re-education camp for even remembering I had one, such damage to my brain and moral fiber it must have caused.

Well these things had a detrimental effect on the user just by their design. I mean, it was a one shot only affair because of the faff reloading. That led to the tactic of running up behind people, shooting em in the back of the head and legging it.

Or was it just me?

 

[dwardo]

Google ''Vintage spud guns'' for a trip down memory lane...http://uk.images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-902&va=vintage+spud+guns

These things were great...

The 'bullet' was removed from the cylinder for loading. The forward end was stuck into the spud to 'take a load' so to speak, and a cap was placed in the back end like a percussion cap. Load the chamber with the bullet, cock and fire. The 'explosion' launched the spud.

Fantastic or what?

That is brilliant. Using a cap as a propellent for the spud. Genius. Now I need one!

 

[BILLy]

These were incredible! Spud gun, water pistol, pellet gun and cap gun all in one!
The Gat Gun - "The Fun Gun" was incredible too! It got me my first caution

Still got two of these hanging up in the garden shed, they belong to my sons

 

[Bluebs4]

nothing beats a gat gun , in my early years we would run around the streets with them and a couple of mums spuds and have a full on britain v germany war that dident last years but i did last all of the six weeks holidays , nothing better than riding around on your griffter or chopper with that badboy pumped and ready just incase of a ambush , and they did happen proper scuffed knees and elbows and no need for AnE as dock leaves would cure every thing lol.

 

[bob_the_baker]

I remember mucking about with a gat gun as a youth, often mocking it's power by shooting each other. On one such occasion, we had tired of trying to catch the pellets and went back to shooting targets, when the entire barrel came flying from the end of the pistol, leaving an impressive dent in the shed door. An important reminder of my dads first rule of shooting: Never point a weapon at anything, unless the intention is to kill. Or in the case of a defective gat gun, really, really hurt.

 

[ozzy1977]

can still get the black spud guns in a local toy shop, might get one for the boy soon

 

[Dave-the-rave]

can still get the black spud guns in a local toy shop, might get one for the boy soon

Ah the old 'get one for the boy' routine. We understand.

 

[johnbaz]

I had a Gat years ago and it was utterly useless, also had a G10- that was worse!!

I actually bought a boxed and like new G10 a few weeks ago!!

I also have a few more pistols today (I'm a bit of a hoarder of airguns i'm afraid )..

Here's an Original mod 2, much better than the gats as there's no Monkey metal in sight!!

A couple more 'pop outs', the black one is a Lov 2, I agreed tio sell it to a chap and didn't realise that it was actually marketed by Webley (or I wouldn't have let it go, i'd promised though )

The other one is scrap really as the threads on the brass barrel end are kaput!

Some more pistolas!!

Webley Seniors..

Top- Webley Typhoon
Centre- Webley Hurricane
Bottom- Webley Tempest..

Webley Premiers-

Webley mk1- top pre war- bottom- post war.

Webley Juniors (have another one coming too )

Walther LP53

BSA Scorpion..

BSA Magnum 240s..

Beretta mod92..

G10..

Oh, I may be getting a Gat soon too


John

 

[Dave-the-rave]

Great stuff mate. The Webley's are class.

 

[Blundstoned Love]

Whatever you do never use fruit instead of potatoes in a spud gun.

You'll end up with a jam.

(I'll get me coat)

 

[Midnitehound]

Whatever you do never use fruit instead of potatoes in a spud gun.

You'll end up with a jam.

(I'll get me coat)

No No, let us get your coat for you, lol.

 

[adestu]

I still have the scars between finger and thumb wherewhen cocking the gat I could catch the skin.

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