The old gat gun.

[KCE]

Who has or still owns the good old Diana sp50 gat gun.
My first one I bought came in a box with a few pellets and some blue/red darts oh and not forgetting that bit most of us threw away the round black plastic disk which you put on the ground to push the barrel in.
Yes I was one of those that from day one threw that disk away and pushed the barrel against trees/walls/on my foot/and in the end together in my hands in order to load it.
Then you unscrewed that small knob on the back pushed in your dart with it and screwed it back in.
The open sights on it well we all know how useless they were as we proceeded to fire that dart at a tree or something for the first time.
Once fired we went back to the tree only to find we had not hit that tree by a mile and our dart was nowhere to be found.
Never mind we thought as we delved into that small plastic tub to load in a pellet for the first time.
We stood back at about 20yds took aim at a target or can against a tree and fired and about a week later the pellet did reach the target to not dent the can or punch through the paper.
Never mind we thought I'm still one of the gat gun gang I was James Bond.
The end of the weekend came and in know I'm right we were all looking for that god dam plastic cap because our barrel had gotten scratches and dents on it and our hands had became sore due to loading.
Regards KCE.

[jps]

Yep, I have one.
It was given to me by a customer of mine when I was doing some electrical work at his house.
He knew I was into shooting and handed it to me as I was leaving. He wouldn't take any money for it and its in real good condition. Its a nice thing to own and gets used on occasion in the garden.

[KCE]

Hi Jps.
Feel free to upload some images on here would be nice to see one again.
They bring back good memories from the good old days.
Regards Kev.

[daystatesniper]

Yep i once owned a Gat lol  my catty was more accurate !!! but what fun ,and then we discovered throwing arrows ,reaching 100 plus yards depending on your throw  aaah the good days .

atvb' Mick

[KCE]

Yes Mick.

I had forgot about the throwing arrows with a piece of lace to throw them.
I used to make mine from the old fiberglass areal from an old car.
I then used playing cards to make the flights.
That is going back in time.
Regards Kev.

[Daztilley]

Yep bamboo canes- playing card fins - once you got the "knack" of launching them they were great fun 👍👍👍 bloody dangerous though 😂😂😂

[KCE]

I wonder who made the first throwing arrow and where did they get the idea from.
Regards Kev.

[daystatesniper]

Yep then i bought a real archery arrow from a sports shop in South Elmsall in about 1978  by God did that fly some distance !!!  ,when we moved to Kent in 79 the kids down there had never heard of them lol within a month everyone had one much to the disdain of all the adults 


atvb' Mick

[Bozz]

Hi there according to good old wiki it is a very old method used around the world to propel an object, It's called a Swiss arrow or a yorkshire arrow, Dutch arrow, Scotch arrow or Gypsy arrow. But also there is a version using wood instead of string it just had a lump on the end, this is where the idea for throwing a tennis ball for a dog has come from. All the best Graham.

[Remchester]

The Harrington gat was my first airgun think I was about 7? Shot it to death! Loved the thing

[KCE]

Here is a video I made of the old gat gun and other things from the good old days.
Regards Kev.

[Remchester]

Here is a video I made of the old gat gun and other things from the good old days.
Regards Kev.

Excellent vid mate my dad was a miner he sadly died this time last year of a mining related lung disease brought back some good memories the gat the marksman pellets I must have shot a million of them! And the wasps through a full length hw 80 my dad bought me new in about 89? From doncaster shooters Wish I still had it now