this post was submitted on 10 Dec 2023
141 points (96.7% liked)

HistoryPorn

4583 readers
247 users here now

If you would like to become a mod in this community, kindly PM the mod.

Relive the Past in Jaw-Dropping Detail!

HistoryPorn is for photographs (or, if it can be found, film) of the past, recent or distant! Give us a little snapshot of history!

Rules

  1. Be respectful and inclusive.
  2. No harassment, hate speech, or trolling.
  3. Engage in constructive discussions.
  4. Share relevant content.
  5. Follow guidelines and moderators' instructions.
  6. Use appropriate language and tone.
  7. Report violations.
  8. Foster a continuous learning environment.
  9. No genocide or atrocity denialism.

Pictures of old artifacts and museum pieces should go to History Artifacts

Illustrations and paintings should go to History Drawings

Related Communities:

Military Porn

Forgotten Weapons

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
PugJesus@lemmy.world
PugJesus@kbin.social
141
Punt gun for mass-hunting waterfowl in a, uh, punt, Britain, 1900-1912 (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/historyporn@lemmy.world
11 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Skua@kbin.social 23 points 9 months ago (3 children)

If you had an Irishman in Eritrea paying another to kick his boat out on to the water so he could go hunting with one of these guns, you'd have a man in Punt with a punt paying punts for a punt at his punt

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Richard-Osman-level pun

t

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 2 points 9 months ago

Bravo

[–] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

And if he only needed a tiny bit of distance, he'd do well to watch out for the rare-but-devastating fake punt.