cemetery gun

[beowulf]

Cemetery gun, 1710. Cemeteries set up this flintlock weapon at the foot of a grave, armed with three tripwires strung in an arc. When a grave robber triggered the device, the gun -- mounted a mechanism that allowed it to spin freely -- shot the intruder.

Photo: Museum of Mourning Art

[Hanshi]

That's why I gave up grave robbing. 

[Patocazador]

    

[flahipneck]

Interesting!

[mtnmike]

Well spit! there goes my graveyard shift

[Hawken50]

       I have seen one similar that was called a watermelon patch gun.

[beowulf]

      I have seen one similar that was called a watermelon patch gun.

good heavens ! never use somethin like that in a melon patch , dont want to risk hurtin the melons !  that`s what large vicious dogs are for ! 

[Dogshirt]

A few years ago there was a farmer that was raising watermelons in the desert about 45 miles east of me. During the day the melons would warm in the sun and at night the rattlesnakes would come in and curl up around them. He claimed he never lost a single melon.

[DaveHawk]

That is a cool relic ! 

[bmcret]

very cool