Garderobes and Gong Farmers - Useless Gits and Cannon Balls:

Hands up who knows what or who were GONG FARMERS ..

Queen Elizabeth I paid her Hampton Court nightmen-gongfarmers well in the 1550's at sixpence per day, - but they could also sell her royal output for two shillings per tonne to farmers fertilizing their field crops.

Hmm, - how about GARDEROBES ? Garderobes were chambers for the privys built into the castle walls - projecting outwards to permit deposits free gravitational assist to the collection area below.

All Together Now ..

It would have been aspirational for the baronial class to aquire their own private personal waste facility high above the vassels .. just as the starving minions also would aspire to a waged appointment as Gong Farmers, with their own cart and shovel, that afforded bread and ale to eat, together with the resale rights - forming their very own private enterprise.

This was the perfect early example of TRICKLE DOWN THEORY. - It seems that we all wish to improve our lot .. but some do so by shitting on those who shovel below.

Elizabeth's father Henry VIII had an extensive array of personal protection weapons including a spiked Walking Staff-Mace with a built-in multi-barrelled pistol. - As is to be expected, which particular firearm was his favorite would have changed over time - but I've seen two of these offered up by the royal armouries museum .. One three-Barrelled and the other Four-Barrelled.

Each barrel was originally provided with a sliding cover for the priming pan, whilst a second cover swivelling about the end spike opens the muzzle, kept the charge in place. These barrels were fired by a loose match (glowing sulphur-impregnated cord), and though awkward to use, would have been roughly as effective as any 16th century pistol.

King Henry 8 was very fond of his walking staff and often took it with him when he wandering about town at night, to check to see if his constables were doing their duty. The charges were ignited using a hand held smoldering match infused with sulfer and/or saltpetre - so this particular gun was not even a 'Matchlock'. He died 1547 - before Flintlocks arrived.

MATCH-LOCKS Appeared in the early-mid 1400's

I recall how we groaned inwardly at school whenever subjected to History Classes - They seemed to be an endless list of dates to be learned by rote .. Sir could have made it so much more interesting.

Elizabeth I and her fellow London corporate robber merchants, used ships captured from the failed Spanish Armada invasion of 1588 to start up - by royal charter, the EAST INDIA COMPANY in 1600 - to pillage and steal the wealth of brown peoples on the sub continent of India that, despite the mutiny of 1857, continued for 347 years until 1947.

24 Pound Iron Ball Measured Around 5.6 inches.

Such nice people needed CANNON BALL, Musket Balls and other stuff cast from Iron .. If you watch this great TV you'll both be entertained and shown the lads burning charcoal and casting a 24 pounder Cannon ball complete with it's 'Useless Git':

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27ZbSlRjgWw

Queen Elizabeth II had a "royal retirement room" a private bathroom/toilet, installed for her use at the main stadium of the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch New Zealand - but it is reported she may not have ever used it, as they resided onboard the royal yacht this visit. - QE2 used Andrex toilet paper. 

ER II's royal Lady of the bed chamber had one very interesting task :-

She saw to it that the toilet seat solely used by HM Elizabeth II was placed over other toilets wherever she travelled. Of course she may not have done this personally. - She just was the person who ultimately got the splash back if something went wrong.

Are YOU Fit and Proper? - Are NZ Police 'FIT AND PROPER PERSONS'?

Seven senior Police Commissioners have resigned/retired now? 5 new appointees

In The Interest of PUBLIC SAFETY .. We MUST REQUIRE

FIREARMS LICENCES FOR NZ POLICE.

Ex Prime Minister & current Leader of the NZ Labour Party, The Rt Hon Chris Hipkins MP is disqualified from obtaining a New Zealand FIREARMS LICENCE as a 'Fit & Proper Person' because he has a record of arrest for violent protest, in September 1997.

Ex Prime Minister with Ex Police Commissioner ..

Marty K.

Butts & Boxes:

CAUTION: Pouches will be HOT after heating. 

Container and contents will be hot after heating. -Do they think that we are all morons?

To be clear about this - and to help you get a handle on the topic - I'm on about the BUTTS or STOCKS of old handguns or Pistols.

They Don't Like It Balanced There ..

- To get a grip of this in a balanced manner - these lads did not want to stay in place on the wooden walking stick, for my 'phone to show how handy old-fashioned WOOD can be.

I am a Glock 'fan boy' and think their polymer 2, NYLON 6 grips are great .. but 'mericans reared to love a Colt 1911 might opine differently eh

One take on one generation Glock ..

I worked in plastics injection molding for around 12 years - and some makers use 'Glass Filled' polymers in their pistols and some don't. - Filled plastic will be more rigid-strong while straight polymer will be more flexible-strong - all depending on shape and thickness eh.

Logically I'd say that the name 'GRIPS' best decribes this part of a pistol - but as it needs to house the magazine on a semi-auto repeater and the frame & mainspring mechanics on a revolver, there are restrictions on shaping them eh ..

Mmm - I know ..

Molded Synthetics: 

Gutta-percha first came into use in the Western Nations in the 1830s & '40s - while Hard Rubber started being used for revolver grips as Vulcanite in the 1850s. - 'Bakelite' was patented in 1907 - and was used by Colt, Luger and Mauser for grips .. and later again in Germany, Walther made the grips on their PPK pistols from an early thermoplastic 'TROLIT' (cellulose acetate). Some of those early plastic grips shrink over time and crack.

Gutta-percha comes from a different genera of tree (Palaquium, and Payena, Sapotaceae) and has different properties to Natural rubber (Hevea brasiliensis). - Now you know.

Wood still feels nicer to my hands - but there's no doubting the technical and economic advantages of current polymers used in production firearms.

OK .. Who actually noticed the twin triggers on this Walch Navy Revolver?

Wouldn't one of those be good to own?

These examples come very close to being simple handles, that may be prettied-up with checkering, stippling, or even silver escutcheons of various shapes.

- Sometimes the grips are fitted with a 'cap box'. I do like a nice box eh

Both front and rear entry is available for the unhinged ..

A Question for any Political Leader and Police Administrators: Did the Gun Maker, Merchants of Death - fit cap boxes to all flintlock pistols?

These nice pieces here are selected from some of my stuff that is, in the large part, cheap'n'nasty damaged and rusty wrecks .. but I have a lot of fun trying to fix them and 'improving' them as a hobby.

Those "Merchants of Death" such as Lockhead, RTX-Raytheon, Northrup Grummam, and General Dynamics .. Don't forget Boeing next time you go fly off on holiday as big makers of Cruise Missiles - these corporations are WAY BIGGER than the likes of Glock, S&W, Ruger, Winchester etc.

And it's not the pistols and rifles that threaten to end human society on this beautiful planet - but rather the Governments and their WMDs.

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WHY are the zip flies on my new pants so bloody short - making for tiny openings? - Do the woke want me to sit to pee, leaving the seat down? 

We need a decent length fly to get the garment up and down past our hips anyway.

The 'FLY' is so called after the flap that covers the zip, buttons, or studs, - that flies open - the same as on a TENT FLY .. But why have they shrunk so as to make it nearly impossible to take an aimed leak while vertical?

The issue is not space for an supersized hosepipe, but getting the hand in to explore ..

Are you taking the piss?

Are YOU Fit and Proper?

Are NZ Police 'FIT AND PROPER PERSONS'?

"trust me".

- how many senior Police Commissioners have resigned/retired now?

-7-

In The Interest of PUBLIC SAFETY ..

FIREARMS LICENCES FOR NZ POLICE.

Marty K.

Planning WW3 against China?? Armed & Ready?

12 Sept 2025: New Zealand and the United Kingdom have agreed to explore opportunities for closer defence cooperation in the face of a changing world. Defence Minister Judith Collins has signed a Joint Statement on Defence Cooperation with her UK counterpart, John Healey, in London. 

NZ Defense Forces

2024: New Zealand has joined a new United States-led Indo-Pacific group that "directly supports" America's national industrial defence strategy to boost "warfighting" capabilities.

- What has a 7,000 k range, NO FLIGHT CREW with a payload of up to 6 tonnes of e.g - A swarm of 100 drones?

AI image of  Jiu Tian UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 

Deploying 100 unmanned DRONES

A Chinese unmanned aircraft Jiu Tian, the worlds largest. -  In a Taiwan conflict scenario, Jiutian could be used to deploy massive swarms of loitering munitions against airbases, missile sites, and naval ports across the island. 

My guess would be that it might not be a good idea for America (or anyone else) to go to war against the worlds largest economic and industrial based nation.

November 2025: China launched its third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, in a ceremony in the southern city of Sanya.

With a displacement of over 80,000 tons, the conventionally powered Fujian 

is the largest non-nuclear warship in the world.

This ship seems to be working .. unlike those British carriers that leak, break-down, and haven't got crews or airplanes.

I'd suggest that any small Southern Pacific island nation located between Australia and The Antarctic could benefit from close and friendly relations with it's largest trading partner,  - that is technologically advanced. - who is also a Pacific Ocean Nation & neighbor.

For example - might a Chinese friend be willing to help upgrade New Zealand's land transport system by building a high speed electric rail system the length of the two islands, that included both a BRIDGE and a TUNNEL linking the North Island to the South Island?

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge

China might also be persuaded to build us a giant container port to facilitate our critical export and importation of cargo ..“China is one of New Zealand’s most important tourism markets, and more international visitors means more bookings in our restaurants, more people visiting our regions and attractions, more jobs being created across the country, and an overall stronger economy,” Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston says.“In the year ended March 2025, visitors from China contributed $1.24 billion to New Zealand’s economy, but there’s still more work to do to grow these numbers and drive further economic growth throughout the country.

All I am saying is that when you live in an underdeveloped remote land - would anyone be better-off with a really good mate - rather than trying to kick sand in his face while hoping he'll continue buying your milk powder and crayfish?

Seasons Greetings,

Marty K.

BOTTOMS UP .. CHIAPPA REVOLVER - Now in 10MM:

 Christmas is coming ..

Where do I start? - Either I'm really old and dropped-off to sleep .. Or the CHIAPPA website is a heap of Italian doggiedoos. - It was S L O W to load and useless as far as being helpful. Maybe I'm a grumpy old fart and it just was a slow internet day in my rural New Zealand location. - I nearly gave-up.

Luckily they make some innovative & interesting guns in Brescia Italy.

They Fire From The BOTTOM CHAMBER: 10 MM Auto.

Now THAT is an Interesting 6x shot  10 MM..

Chiappa make their RHINO revolvers in .357 Magnum, 9 MM, and now in 10 MM Auto.

They are not cheap to buy, but are High Quality and come with a range of finishes.

- Perhaps an independent enthusiast started converting their 357s into 10 MM and proved there was a demand in America eh ..

American HANDGUNNER send me e-mailed stories that I enjoy ..

https://americanhandgunner.com/handguns/rhino-time-chiappas-10mm-60-ds-beast/

I'd buy one for sure .. but my guess is that they will have sent me up the chimney before one of these cleared NZ Border Protection/Police and it would have converted more than NZ$5,000 from my mattress into Italian Euros.

Naturally I might be wrong. - The RHINO revolvers have SIX CHAMBERS with the barrel firing from the BOTTOM CHAMBER .. so they align the recoil impulses much better with your wrists and forearms - thereby reducing felt recoil.

CHIAPPA have been around now for 67 years so they likely know how to make good guns.

Why other makers such as S&W, Ruger, Colts can't get off their asses and offer a version of a revolver firing from the bottom bunk is almost inexplicable - except I understand that none of them are interested in shooters beyond taking their dollars as profit for their shareholders.

Maybe Glock Ges. might be tempted to develop a polymer framed - striker fired revolver - firing from the bottom chamber in 327 Fed Mag (8 mm Glock) with an eight shot cylinder that swivels to either side in a horizontal plane .. EVERYONE would have to get one.

Dream On eh,

Life is effing BRILLIANT,

Are YOU Fit and Proper?

Are NZ Police 'FIT AND PROPER PERSONS'?

"trust me". - how many senior Police Commissioners have resigned/retired now?

7 - any more to come?

In The Interest of PUBLIC SAFETY .. We NEED

FIREARMS LICENCES FOR NZ POLICE.

Marty K.

Stuff Gets Old:

Like fine wine, I too would like to age well.

I had a go at cleaning this piece, first with alcohol, then Wintergreen Oil. - I had bought it earlier, but neglected it, unsure how best to improve it's cracked and chipped wood - but decided to try anyway .. My oily cotton balls turned black with the filth of ages lifted from the patterned 'Damascus Steel' barrel.

I am in awe at the quality of the work that was cherished into this life saving tool

 Yes, it is Belgian - Liege Marked, number 249. Can you smell that spicy Oil of Wintergreen? 

My phone imaging is poor but I am trying..

These small pocket pistols were cheaply built for the trade - and have been called "GET-OFF-ME GUNS" and "PROSTITUTES PISTOLS" as well as the comedic "MUFF PISTOLS".

This turn-off barrel Pocket Pistol is old and battered, true, - but look at the quality - the 'German Silver' hinged 'shell' capbox in the grip, - the engraving on the folding-trigger, - the skill of the ironworkers who twisted and hammered the near molten alloy metals into patterns & spirals to form those artful barrels.

Gun-Snobs might think "but this is not a London gun" - not even Birmingham made .. but "Continental"

- It ain't no Colt either .."

It's a bulk produced boxlock percussion pistol from the mid to late 19th century.

Perhaps it filled a similar need for self-defense that the Glocks fill today. - If cleaned and cared-for they last to serve more than one lifetime for ordinary folk.

Aged but still good to carry on ..

Let's say that this two and a half inch barrel, .45ish (12mm) Liege pistol is 175 years old - it seems to remain a good tool - viable, fully operable and worth care.

The Wintergreen oil smells good too - and I do believe that it has eased the ache in my arthritic thumb ..

The wood grip looks better after cleaning-off the scratched black lacquer with 0000 steelwool - but a good wax should help ..

Life is GOOD,

Are YOU Fit and Proper?

Are NZ Police 'FIT AND PROPER PERSONS'?

"trust me".

- how many senior Police Commissioners have resigned/retired now?

7 - any more?

In The Interest of PUBLIC SAFETY ..

We NEED

FIREARMS LICENCES FOR NZ POLICE.

Marty K.

KelTec KS7 Bullpup Pump-Action 12 Gauge Shotgun:

What have a high morale police service, Wooly Mammoths and Bullpup 12 Gauges got in common? 

You won't see one in New Zealand .. 

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"....ever hear the saying "That's why God made fat women".

Other than in your dreams - Back in the real world this will be a BANNED IMPORT for sure .. or NZ Authorities will ban it the minute anyone shows interest in getting one. - Where else are you going to learn about this shooting stuff - since all Gun Magazine retail sales in New Zealand were stopped?

I noticed right away that KelTec have placed a 'HANDSTOP' at the muzzle end to stop morons sliding their forehand into the hot-zone when excited or "tired & emotional".. Another gun that needed this type of thing is the antique British Webley & Scott Mk III* signal pistol - that was given a massive brass flared muzzle to stop public-school twats from blasting their hand into a retirement trip to Blighty.

Don't tell anyone, but this 26inch long short shotty can be loaded with 12x  Aguila Mini-Shells and fire them all nicely - provided you pump the action effectively .. or it chambers 7x normal 3" shells in the tube magazine and 18.5inch barrel.

The US$500 KS7 is not meant for swinging at clay birds down the club - but it is versatile and can be fitted with alternative rails and sighting options - plus bigger recoil pads. - This is a light weight plastic and steel gun so it recoils heavily. IF I got my old hands on one, I'd fit a heavyweight lead extension piece plus a couple of inches of foam recoil pad.

The standard frontsight is a 'HiVis" unit and you might be wondering where the ejection port is on this Bullpup? .. that is underneath and straight down for your convenience.

There are reasons why black 'polymer' is used on so many guns offered in the last 50 years .. It is a low cost industrial production process when sold in quantity, the plastic furniture can be tough and resistant to impact damage and the high carbon black filler prevents/reduces photo-oxidation from the sun's UV-Radiation - that causes brittleness, cracking, and discoloration of oil-based plastics. The sun is not kind to our skin or plastics as they age.

Once upon a time - guns were built with hand engraved, highly polished and blued steel, with grips and stocks crafted from beautifully carved, checkered and figured, polished Walnut timbers. - History eh.

Dream-on,

Life is Good,

War on GUN CONTENT: https://gunsmagazine.com/podcast/digital-terrorism-the-war-on-gun-content-310/

Are YOU Fit and Proper?

Are NZ Police 'FIT AND PROPER PERSONS'?

- not tested, so "trust me".

- how many senior Police Commissioners have resigned/retired now?

-7-

quote - "I've been very clear about this .."

In The Interest of PUBLIC SAFETY ..

FIREARMS LICENCES FOR NZ POLICE.

Marty K.

It's a SECRET Babe .. D NOTICES:

THE TRUTH ABOUT HOW OUR GUNS WERE TAKEN FROM US IS SECRET

The 1996 DUNBLANE MASSACRE that resulted in UK BANNING ownership and use of various classes of guns has critical FACTS that cannot be released for 100 years ..

a “PQ” – personal question? – regarding a “paedo,” and the March 1996 Dunblane Massacre in which known pedophile Thomas Hamilton murdered 16 children and their teacher at a Scottish primary school. Police reports on Hamilton linking him to influential local figures and historic sex abuse were inexplicably sealed for 100 years, and the mass shooting prompted a national ban on handguns.

This sealed information sounds familiar to anyone seeking the full story about the 2019 Christchurch MOSQUE MASSACRE - when Australian killer BRENTON TARRANT killed 51 people and injured 89 others .. in six minutes at the Al Noor Mosque - alone?

Did you know that TARRANT flew a DRONE to plan his attack?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christchurch_mosque_shootings

- Here in New Zealand we are urged to not even write his name .. TARRANT is to be "unpersoned".

"Unperson" means a person who has been treated as nonexistent, often due to political reasons, to the point where all records of their existence are erased. Coined by George Orwell in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, it describes someone officially ignored and whose public recognition is removed.

You NEED to READ this story before it is wiped ..

https://thegrayzone.com/2025/11/30/files-expose-britains-secret-d-notice-censorship-regime/

and watch and share this important video - before it is removed from the web .. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYikIlT-v4M

- Before you say 'What's this got to do with us in New Zealand .. REMEMBER THAT NEW ZEALAND IS BRITISH & IS INFLUENCED BY THEIR PARLIAMENT. - And their monarchy.

New Zealand and the UK maintain a close and strong partnership grounded in shared history, culture, and values, as well as cooperation in defence (plus via DA Notices) and trade, they operate as two distinct and independent nations. 

THE CORONERS INQUIRY IS NOT FINISHED & STILL ONGOING

SIX years after the killings.

"He is also expected to give evidence to the Coroners Court after the High Court cleared the way for him to be called as a witness despite objections from survivors and victims' families."

RECENT REPORT 3rd December 2025:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/580713/christchurch-mosque-terrorist-likely-to-give-evidence-at-court-of-appeal-hearing

Marty K.

Is anyone representing the interests of Lawful Firearms Owners?