daytripping Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I was discussing earlier some of the weapons from my youth, looking back it's surprising no one was killed or injured badly as we used to carry a fair quota of artillery. Black widow catapults were always a favourite. Gat guns as well were a regular in the pocket of any youth! And most kids had easy access to various lock knifes, this was pre the days they were used to stab each other, any more weapons of choice from your early years? Link to comment
daytripping Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 Pea shooter for shooting roddie berries, we used to collect black bags full of berries to fire off, Couldn't find a pic of the old colours, white rod, red face. Looked like this, could give a fair sting with a direct hit. Link to comment
DD1903 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Water pistols, spud guns and water balloons Link to comment
daytripping Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 Kids these days sitting in their bedrooms playing COD don't know they're born, it was real urban warfare in the old days. 1 Link to comment
granite sheep Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Air rifles, bangers in a tin can, playing armies in the woodies, making ramps fae planks and breeze blocks...... Aye, kids these days, no knowledge of real urban action!!! Link to comment
DD1903 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Bangers were brilliant. Ah the days Link to comment
bonzodaddy73 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 My weapon of choice was "shit on a stick"Nothing struck fear like it.. Link to comment
daytripping Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 If you found a set of these bads boys at the dump production in the shed went into full swing before a racing machine emerged the next day. 1 Link to comment
daytripping Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 Dropping one of these in the old indoor market provided minutes of amusement. Link to comment
daytripping Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 Got to agree with the bangers shout.....they really used to sell these to kids, 1 Link to comment
Guest milne_afc Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 You can still get black widows in Aberdeen. The diving shop on Waterloo Quay has them for about £15. They also do a fine line in air guns, crossbows and balaclavas. Link to comment
kingofearth81 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 a drainpipe and rockets used to make useful homemade bazooka - another old favourite was putting bangers in milk bottles and running like f8ck! 1 Link to comment
Ke1t Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I stabbed another kid in the neck with a biro while he was attempting to batter me, and when I took my hand away it was sticking in there like a little blue arrow. That ended the scuffle pretty quickly. I got into a fair bit of trouble for that, as it transpired. Fuck him... he started it. Link to comment
ollie1903 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 A Millwall Brick did some damage like Link to comment
caledonia Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 remember this cheap one in school daytsyou could always get the arse lickers/teachers pet who sat at the front 3 Link to comment
Dal Riata Don Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 The biggest weapon of youth was being young. Link to comment
granite sheep Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 a drainpipe and rockets used to make useful homemade bazooka - another old favourite was putting bangers in milk bottles and running like f8ck! Ever heard of a hairspray spud cannon? My brother made one of them a good while back, fit a big pipe onto a long thinner one, put a nail into the thinner bit just before the join to keep the spud from falling into the big end, fit a lighter to the end cap, load with a tattie (or silicon gun tube), spray a toot of hair spray into the big bit, screw on the end cap,click the lighter............ Top artillery fun!!! See this place for what I'm on about:http://www.spudgundepot.com/ Link to comment
King Street Loon Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Black Widow Catapult and Peas Shooter were my weapons of choice. Link to comment
cow Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Not for me. I'm a lover not a baker. Link to comment
boboisared Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Fireworks. Sent from my GT-I9305 using Tapatalk 4 Beta Link to comment
Bluto10 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 bad mobbys a bit handy!!??thinks he's a bit tastythats fuckin hilarious. Link to comment
Huntlysheep Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 My bb gun used for shooting at a the glory hunting Huns & Tims in Huntly watching the grown "hard men" aboot greeting good times. Link to comment
Bluto10 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 im more of a wordsmith than a swordsmithi prefer to settle my arguments with a good old debate Link to comment
fine-n-dandy Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 remember this cheap one in school daytsyou could always get the arse lickers/teachers pet who sat at the front Got a much better squeal from using a paper clip & was easier to aim & could sometimes even draw blood.Hurt like fuck when you got hit with one of them from most distances but close up was like a fucking air rifle. Used to nick all the teachers supplies 1 Link to comment
fine-n-dandy Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Fishing line, condom with petrol over some sort of spike, a candle below it & thread the fishing line through a lit fag (or the candle) & you had the perfect time bomb, allowing plenty time to watch from distance. Burned many a gamekeepers boat shed/lunch cabin with this little gem. Oh the days Link to comment
ChutneyLove Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I save up the six quid it cost for a Gat from Browns Fishing Tackle on Belmont Street. Bought it, hid it under my bed because I was afraid my Mum would find it. Used it about twice, lost one of the darts. Sold it for the same as I bought it for. Actually lost money on it when you consider the 10p bus fares it must have cost me to get to town and back. Brown's Fishing Tackle later became the place we would go and get the mannie behind the counter to put bets on for us. He'd go to the Ladbrokes downstairs for us. Me and a pal had to launder our winnings one time when we got a 66-1 winner called Jinxy Jack. We had a quid on between us. Having about 30 quid each (after tax in those days) was a bit of a problem for a pair of 12 year olds. Must have just about bought up most the sweeties in Maxwells on George Street. Link to comment
urbanprotection Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Best childhood weapon, after shite on a stick, was bee on a stick. Catch bee in jar.Put in fridge til it falls asleep from hypothermiaTie thread round it's waist.Tie other end to stickWait til bee wakes upChase friends with angry bee Make sure stick is longer than thread. Shite on a stick was easier. Link to comment
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