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S&W Chemical Company 37mm Gas Gun (Patreon)

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2020-06-01 16:53:48
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2020-06-17 14:45:44
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2021-03

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Scheduled for June 17. Note that the ForgottenWeapons.com blog post referenced in the description will not be live until the 17th.

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S&W Chemical Company 37mm Gas Gun

http://www.patreon.com/ForgottenWeapons https://www.floatplane.com/channel/ForgottenWeapons/home Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http://shop.bbtv.com/collections/forgotten-weapons (Note: The initial version of this video contained incorrect legal information about 37mm launchers, and it has been updated to fix that) The Smith & Wesson company was purchased by the Bangor Punta conglomerate in 1964, and BP also owned one of the early pioneers in police tear gas products, the Lake Erie Chemical Company. Once it had both companies under single ownership, the decision was made to rebrand the tear gas product line as the Smith & Wesson Chemical Company. S&W was obviously a brand with lots of recognition in law enforcement, so this was a good idea. S&W began production of a new model of 37mm tear gas launcher using the N frame revolver clockwork, coupled with a simple break action barrel. The system was available as either a pistol (7.5 inch barrel) or a stocked carbine (14 inch barrel) - and a nautical line-throwing version was also made. This is probably the finest quality tear gas or flare gun ever made, as the clockwork from the revolvers gives it a great single action and double action trigger pull compared to the typical utilitarian flare gun. A variety of projectiles were made, including short-range, long-range, and barrier penetrating models (see poster below). These were all available loaded with smoke, CS, or CN gas. Production appears to have ceased in 1984, when the Bangor Punta conglomerate was bought out, and Smith & Wesson sold off from it shortly thereafter. Source of the quote about Roush: https://archive.org/details/strikestrategy00steurich/page/8/mode/2up To see the full S&W Chemical Company product chart and other resources, visit my blog post at: https://www.forgottenweapons.com/sw-chemical-company-37mm-gas-gun/ Contact: Forgotten Weapons 6281 N. Oracle #36270 Tucson, AZ 85740

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2021-08-14 02:37:53 Ian, the fire department I worked for carried line throwing guns on every ladder company. They all were H & R top breaks with Massive short, smoothbore barrels in .45/70. They fired a long brass rod that when inserted from the muzzle seated the back end into the blank in the chamber. The front of the rod extended out of the barrel and had a ring which was for tying the string onto the projectile. Once fired, the string was used to haul a heavier line across to the objective just like nautical use. I, fortunately never fired one but was told the recoil was to write home about! It might make a subject for a video someday.
2020-06-02 15:47:54 Ian, the fire department I worked for carried line throwing guns on every ladder company. They all were H & R top breaks with Massive short, smoothbore barrels in .45/70. They fired a long brass rod that when inserted from the muzzle seated the back end into the blank in the chamber. The front of the rod extended out of the barrel and had a ring which was for tying the string onto the projectile. Once fired, the string was used to haul a heavier line across to the objective just like nautical use. I, fortunately never fired one but was told the recoil was to write home about! It might make a subject for a video someday.

Ian, the fire department I worked for carried line throwing guns on every ladder company. They all were H & R top breaks with Massive short, smoothbore barrels in .45/70. They fired a long brass rod that when inserted from the muzzle seated the back end into the blank in the chamber. The front of the rod extended out of the barrel and had a ring which was for tying the string onto the projectile. Once fired, the string was used to haul a heavier line across to the objective just like nautical use. I, fortunately never fired one but was told the recoil was to write home about! It might make a subject for a video someday.