What is this

[4play]

I figured someone on here probably knows what this little thing is.
rumored to be a little cannon, signal flare/sailors messenger tool.

 

[Cohiba]

Without being able to see it in person and examine it.....I'm going to guess.

It looks like a Hotchkiss Naval Signal Cannon....guessing again.....1895-1910??

*** Any identifying marks or stampings?? Caliber...........maybe 13mm?? Barrel length?? Sorry for my guessing.

Cohiba

 

[Roadking Larry]

My guess was going to be signal gun as well.

 

[Cohiba]

Forgot to mention..............is that a Tastykake box in the picture?? Where in Oklahoma did you get Tastykakes?? Aren't they an East Coast item?? Tastykake........Mmmmmm good!!!

Cohiba

 

[4play]

Its actually not mine, but someone I know has it and is trying to find some info about it. I figured one of my fellow OSA'ers could help out. Thanks, Cohiba

 

[gundummy911]

That is what was known as a "Punt" gun. Commercial wildfowlers used them to take ducks and geese for the mass markets. They would be mounted on the bow of a small boat (usually a "Punt" hence the name) loaded with a hugeload of heavy shot and the fowler would "scull" (paddle the boat one handed with a short paddle similar to a large ping pong paddle) quietly near or into a flotilla of ducks, geese etc, and set it off killing as many as possible out of a flock while they sat on the water.
JMHO,
BT

 

[HMFIC]

the question is what's this:

the answer is...

Deadly. Very very deadly.

 

[poopgiggle]

That is what was known as a "Punt" gun. Commercial wildfowlers used them to take ducks and geese for the mass markets. They would be mounted on the bow of a small boat (usually a "Punt" hence the name) loaded with a hugeload of heavy shot and the fowler would "scull" (paddle the boat one handed with a short paddle similar to a large ping pong paddle) quietly near or into a flotilla of ducks, geese etc, and set it off killing as many as possible out of a flock while they sat on the water.
JMHO,
BT

Doesn't look big enough to be a punt gun to me.

 

[PUMPKIN]

ya it looks like you would be better off with a handfull of rocks??

 

[RidgeHunter]

Pretty sure that's how they got Rocky J. Squirrel to fly.

Doesn't look big enough to be a punt gun to me.

Much too small.

And where did you get those Tastykakes?

ETA: And I hopes to lawds you've shoved some Pyrodex and various round objects in that thing. Safely of course.