I picked this up today. Seller told me it was a flare gun, and I walked away with it for $175 with a little haggling. I get home and find out that it is a Schermuly Line Gun. It used a rocket to launch lines for a number of reasons, mostly rescue situations. I did read what I could on the net but it appears webley teamed up with Schermuly at some point. It seems there was a number of different things it could launch including a "grapnel" that was a grapple hook attatched to a rocket - apparently used in D-day to climb cliffs. Kites, parachute flares, etc. Is that cool or what!?
I don't really "clean" anything like this that I bring home, I usually wipe with oil, take obvious loose dirt off, and that is it. But with this one I am itching to clean it to the point where the brass shines - but I probably will not - I see shined flare guns out there I wonder what is acceptable inline with maintaining the value...... I do think the tube has original paint and I would leave that alone.
Can anyone help figure out what year it is? How common are they? Serial 19992, small "D B" and "3" at hinge bottom, "NP" with two marks and crown over "P" on frame, "Jean Couillard 837/840" owner etched on frame. Thanks for reading. The first link below is worth a read.
http://www.cyber-heritage.co.uk/schermuly/
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http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/801/dsc4946l.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/215/dsc4947f.jpg/
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I don't really "clean" anything like this that I bring home, I usually wipe with oil, take obvious loose dirt off, and that is it. But with this one I am itching to clean it to the point where the brass shines - but I probably will not - I see shined flare guns out there I wonder what is acceptable inline with maintaining the value...... I do think the tube has original paint and I would leave that alone.
Can anyone help figure out what year it is? How common are they? Serial 19992, small "D B" and "3" at hinge bottom, "NP" with two marks and crown over "P" on frame, "Jean Couillard 837/840" owner etched on frame. Thanks for reading. The first link below is worth a read.
http://www.cyber-heritage.co.uk/schermuly/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/689/dsc4955v.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/801/dsc4946l.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/215/dsc4947f.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/267/dsc4951l.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/688/dsc4954r.jpg/
