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Message started by curious_aardvark on Aug 16th, 2012 at 11:03am

Title: anyone remember what this is ?
Post by curious_aardvark on Aug 16th, 2012 at 11:03am
so I'm trolling through the forum archive attachments and come across this weird looking piece of kit.

I vaguely remember it and think it might be some kind of trigger release for a sling.
But I could be wrong :-)

Any ideas - unfortunately the yabbfiles directory has no indication of which thread the attachment was attached to.

My other thought was that it was something to do with archery.
notaclue.jpg (10 KB | )

Title: Re: anyone remember what this is ?
Post by Masiakasaurus on Aug 16th, 2012 at 11:28am
It's a slingshot variant, I believe. Fairly recent post, 2 months old or less.

Title: Re: anyone remember what this is ?
Post by curious_aardvark on Aug 16th, 2012 at 11:55am
nope backed the forum up last year or very early this year.

So it's older than that.

There were a lot of pics of similiar looking devices

Title: Re: anyone remember what this is ?
Post by ghost0311-8541 on Aug 16th, 2012 at 12:13pm
I think its called a pana used to shoot a barbed dart used by gangs in south America I think

Title: Re: anyone remember what this is ?
Post by Masiakasaurus on Aug 16th, 2012 at 12:30pm
Found it. I knew it was a slingshot. It's in Mauro's index, that's why I thought it was a new post. http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1274714441

Title: Re: anyone remember what this is ?
Post by Steven on Aug 16th, 2012 at 12:49pm
Yep. The pivoting bit at the top is attached to a  spring in the handle; it pulls the band attachment point out of the path of the stone and pouch. basically a high tech stick-shot style of slingshot.

http://slinging.org/forum/yabbfiles/Attachments/Stick-shot.jpg

Title: Re: anyone remember what this is ?
Post by Mauro Fiorentini on Aug 16th, 2012 at 1:21pm

Masiakasaurus wrote on Aug 16th, 2012 at 12:30pm:
Found it. I knew it was a slingshot. It's in Mauro's index, that's why I thought it was a new post. http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1274714441


Oh HOW I LOVE when someone uses it!!
Greetings,
Mauro.

Title: Re: anyone remember what this is ?
Post by Mauro Fiorentini on Aug 16th, 2012 at 1:24pm
Oh yeah and actually, I also forgot that it was there, good job Masi!  :)
Slingshot with African frame... nice, and not even difficult to make... I'd try to build one but unfortunately I don't like slingshots that much! I prefer the good old Y-shaped piece of wood  :D
Greetings,
Mauro.

Title: Re: anyone remember what this is ?
Post by curious_aardvark on Aug 18th, 2012 at 11:59am
lol cheers :-)

once you realise the sticky out bit moves - it makes sense  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]


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Quote from Masiakasaurus on 16. Aug 2012 at 12:30:
Found it. I knew it was a slingshot. It's in Mauro's index, that's why I thought it was a new post. http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1274714441


Oh HOW I LOVE when someone uses it!!
Greetings,
Mauro.

Umm, yes  :-[

Actually I noticed you'd added all the thread descriptions the other day and was well impressed - guess I ought to read them as well :-)

Title: Re: anyone remember what this is ?
Post by Fx 2000 on Aug 18th, 2012 at 2:00pm
Hi,

This is a "Sling Cat", the companie closed several yers ago. At this one, there is a spring missing between the arm and the bottom.
The Sling Cat is a single band slingshot. When you draw out the band, the arm comes up, when you shoot the steelball is high enough over your hand, the spring brings back the arm so you canīt hit the arm.

Regards Michel

Title: Re: anyone remember what this is ?
Post by Mauro Fiorentini on Aug 18th, 2012 at 2:12pm
Alex, there was no malice in my previous post  :)
I was just so happy that Masi used my index!!
Greetings!
Mauro.

Title: Re: anyone remember what this is ?
Post by farmerdave on Aug 18th, 2012 at 3:25pm
I use your index all the time, Mauro. I may try to make one of those- I'e had my doubts about a stickshot, but this looks doable.

Title: Re: anyone remember what this is ?
Post by curious_aardvark on Aug 18th, 2012 at 5:24pm
lmao - feel free to point it out when necessary  :-)

Title: Re: anyone remember what this is ?
Post by Mauro Fiorentini on Aug 18th, 2012 at 7:21pm
Actually I spent the last 2 days thinking about an easy way to forge something like that handle, and I also figured out how I could do... but then I remembered that I don't like slingshots that much  ;D
Boys when I was 10 I shoot at a jalousie (correct word? the wooden or plastic "shield" you have out of the windows) with the slingshot dad built me, and I pierced it! It was my first truly effective weapon  8-)
I also bought my first reliable knife when I was 11, it was an Opinel and I still have it. That was my first panoplia, a knife and a slingshot.
And I also had a wonderful skateboard and a fast bicycle and we were playing Hugo! on a friend's console.
And we used to drink Coke and eat milkshakes between a football game and the other.
Boys these were times.  :'(
Ok nevermind  ;D
Greetings,
Mauro.

Title: Re: anyone remember what this is ?
Post by HurlinThom on Aug 18th, 2012 at 8:23pm
It's funny when someone the same age as my grand-daughter thinks about the good old days. In my opinion the good old days are right now.

Title: Re: anyone remember what this is ?
Post by Mauro Fiorentini on Aug 18th, 2012 at 10:07pm
Eeeeeeh.... let's say that my "good days" ended the day dad got a stroke  >:(
Greetings,
Mauro.

Title: Re: anyone remember what this is ?
Post by jlasud on Aug 19th, 2012 at 1:41am

HurlinThom wrote on Aug 18th, 2012 at 8:23pm:
It's funny when someone the same age as my grand-daughter thinks about the good old days. In my opinion the good old days are right now.


                                                         ***STAR WINNING POST***
By dreaming about the good old days,your wasting the present moment,with it's potentials. There is only the present moment,in which you can do something.The others are either memories or an idea,like tomorrow.

Title: Re: anyone remember what this is ?
Post by Mauro Fiorentini on Aug 19th, 2012 at 6:12am
How much philosophy, I was just kidding  :)
Rest assured that I'm not wasting a single moment of my present life, how could I after the bad car accident I had 2 years ago?
Greetings,
Mauro.

Title: Re: anyone remember what this is ?
Post by ChuckRocks on Aug 22nd, 2012 at 5:23pm

HurlinThom wrote on Aug 18th, 2012 at 8:23pm:
It's funny when someone the same age as my grand-daughter thinks about the good old days. In my opinion the good old days are right now.


Now when I was a kid, I could remember everything I've forgotten today.
Don't ask me what that was, I don't remember what I've forgotten. :o

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