Alans Posted February 5 Report Posted February 5 Hi there , is there anyone who could shine any light on the inscription on the pistol . The one which looks it’s been done unprofessionally is on the bottom of the barrel , and the other is on top . Thanks . Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted February 7 Report Posted February 7 Here’s a long, actually very long shot, pun included. Neck on line. In 韮山 Nirayama there are the remains of Japan’s first reverberatory furnace where they once made cannon. ‘Barrel made at Nira’ could be got from these two kanji 韮張, assuming of course that the reading is not mistaken, which it could well be. (35% confidence rating) Anyway, just to get the ball rolling, but expecting to get shot down (pun included) at any moment. As they say: “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” 3 1 1 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted February 7 Report Posted February 7 Melting temperature of iron is 1.538°C, cast iron can be melted as low as 1.150°C. 1 2 Quote
Alans Posted February 7 Author Report Posted February 7 15 hours ago, Bugyotsuji said: Here’s a long, actually very long shot, pun included. Neck on line. In 韮山 Nirayama there are the remains of Japan’s first reverberatory furnace where they once made cannon. ‘Barrel made at Nira’ could be got from these two kanji 韮張, assuming of course that the reading is not mistaken, which it could well be. (35% confidence rating) Anyway, just to get the ball rolling, but expecting to get shot down (pun included) at any moment. As they say: “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” Thanks again Piers , It’s certainly worth considering , and love your puns! 😊 1 Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted February 8 Report Posted February 8 By the way, the idea of using a peg to hold in a cord like that is neat, but I haven’t seen any evidence that the holes in the pinch flaps were used for that purpose. It’s an idea, and a small pin could serve to stop the cord blowing away at ignition, but cords burn constantly and need to be moved forward with every shot. A locking pin for carrying then, to prevent misplacement or loss of one’s match cord? Many serpentines do not even have holes there. There is also a theory that they were to allow air to permeate the cord, helping to keep it alight. Or were they simply decorative? Anyway just something to think about, as the answer is not yet clear. We’ve had this discussion before. The answer must be out there somewhere. 5 Quote
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