Remoman
Loc: Someplace Remote Near LA
This thing looks like a cross between a gun, some weird cooking utensil, and an elaborate medical instrument.
It is of course none of those things: but can your work out what it was used for?
Struggling?
Well, it is in fact an eprouvette: an old-time device that was used to test the strength of gunpowder.
Fill the device with 'powder, fire it, and the explosion in the barrel pushes the gauge out; the further it sweeps, the stronger the gun powder.
[National Firearms Museum via Neatorama]
Verrrry Interesting :thumbup: :thumbup:
Remoman wrote:
This thing looks like a cross between a gun, some weird cooking utensil, and an elaborate medical instrument.
It is of course none of those things: but can your work out what it was used for?
Struggling?
Well, it is in fact an eprouvette: an old-time device that was used to test the strength of gunpowder.
Fill the device with 'powder, fire it, and the explosion in the barrel pushes the gauge out; the further it sweeps, the stronger the gun powder.
[National Firearms Museum via Neatorama]
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Necessity is the mother of invention.
MJL
Loc: Wild Rose, Wisconsin
That's pretty cool! I've been around firearms most of my life and I've never seen one of those. Interesting piece of mechanics. Thanks for showing.
Too cool for school!! :lol: :!: :lol:
BboH
Loc: s of 2/21, Ellicott City, MD
Hide it or its sure to reach the gun control crowd - their mantra will be cant' let horrible gun owner increase the power of their load.
Thank heavens! I thought it was some kind of chastity device.
raymondh wrote:
Thank heavens! I thought it was some kind of chastity device.
With gun powder involved, that would be pretty extreme.
I thought it was the first speculum.
yhtomit wrote:
I thought it was the first speculum.
You were just speculating, though, right? Maybe that's where the designers got the idea for this powder tester.
jerryc41 wrote:
yhtomit wrote:
I thought it was the first speculum.
You were just speculating, though, right? Maybe that's where the designers got the idea for this powder tester.
Good one Jerry. :thumbup:
raymondh wrote:
Thank heavens! I thought it was some kind of chastity device.
I'm sure in the right hands it could be.
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