Poole guns
poole n Over these fireplaces hung one of the fishermen's essential posessions, his muzzle-loading sealing gun. Seven feet and more in length they well deserved their nickname of "Long Toms". Rammed full of powder and discharged in a fusillade at a given time all around the harbour, t...
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| Summary: | poole n Over these fireplaces hung one of the fishermen's essential posessions, his muzzle-loading sealing gun. Seven feet and more in length they well deserved their nickname of "Long Toms". Rammed full of powder and discharged in a fusillade at a given time all around the harbour, these "Long Toms", or Poole guns, made official note that the Christmas Holidays had arrived. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M. Story August 1964 Used I Used I Not used |
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