What do you hunt camels with

carlie · January 21, 2012, 01:46 PM

A camel gun!

captianpattson · January 21, 2012, 01:50 PM

Beautiful! Is it an original?

carlie · January 21, 2012, 02:03 PM

That it is. Circa 1730

Te Anau · January 23, 2012, 10:00 AM

That is wild! Does it work?

jimbob86 · January 23, 2012, 10:04 AM

We used M110a2's .....

Rifleman1776 · January 23, 2012, 10:06 AM

Ugly but neat.
To answer your question, add, a clothespin on the nose.

wogpotter · January 23, 2012, 12:25 PM

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We used M110a2's .....

& we used Lee-Enfields. Nice to see the old traditions didn't die with the next generation!

shootniron · January 23, 2012, 12:31 PM

Neat gun! I don't think I have ever seen one like that.

BlueTrain · January 23, 2012, 12:47 PM

Same thing you hunt cows with.

sigcurious · January 23, 2012, 12:54 PM

I hunt cows with a fork and knife!

terry56 · January 23, 2012, 02:12 PM

Arab's?

jimbob86 · January 23, 2012, 02:38 PM

sings- "Ay-rab had a camel named Clyde, Nobody knows how the poor boy died....."/sings

....Now, we know.....

madcratebuilder · January 24, 2012, 10:49 AM

That's cool.

I use this Syrian Mauser camel killer.

carlie · January 24, 2012, 01:17 PM

At this time it is completely functional mechanically, but the wood is so old I am scared to fool with it much do to its length and very thin opening in the stock where the firing mechanism goes in the stock and neck on the front of the stock. The large butt is designed not to sink in the sand when loading from the camel's back and the length (5 feet 10 in.) also helps. It is arab made.

wogpotter · January 24, 2012, 05:30 PM

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Arab's?

Same. A Lee-Enfield works for both equally well.

Double Naught Spy · January 25, 2012, 07:57 AM

When I worked at the Dallas Museum of Natural History, we had a considerable number of mounts donated from the estate of Herb Klein, a fairly noteworthy Dallas hunter back in the 40s, 50s, 60s, and until until 1975.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?ni...g=7175,3183583

Along with the mounts came a lot of Klein's photographs from his trips around the world which included various places in Africa, India, and Iran, Pakistan (that I can recall that were labelled). Several of the latter three showed the locals with their guns that weren't all that different from the OP's camel gun. Some were identified by manufacturer or country of origin and all were individually decorated. What made the guns interesting was they they spanning the entire spectrum of British Colonialism in the region and were still in use, handed down generation after generation.

Sort of like with the OP's camel gun, we might not consider the personalized decoration to be very pretty, but they were considered very beautiful by the people who used them and were symbols of pride and status.

warbirdlover · January 25, 2012, 09:48 AM

Is that copyrighted material? Just kidding spy!

Double Naught Spy · January 25, 2012, 03:59 PM

Actually, yes, the images are owned by the museum. Notice I didn't post any here?

warbirdlover · January 25, 2012, 04:53 PM

When I started work in the 80's for the family owned transmission company I retired from a couple years ago, the most previous CEO (John Batten) had just died and the family sold his multi-million dollar gun collection to H&H in Britain. (He was on their board of advisors). He was a famous sheep hunter (amoung other things) and the NRA magazine had a full page article on him.

In any case when I started the whole huge factory was crating up his thousands of guns for the shipment over seas. He had the old Spanish muskets unfired and most every desireable collectors firearm on earth.

It was something to see. Sorry for rambling on. Spy, check your PM's.

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BlueTrain · January 26, 2012, 07:42 AM

One of those old Middle Eastern flinklocks appeared in an obscure war movie called "The Beast," which was set in Afganistan during the Soviet invasion. The "Beast" in the title referred to a tank and most of the characters are the tank crewmen. The movie depicts, among other things, some brutal behavior towards Afgan villagers, things Americans certainly would never do. An old villager attempts to shoot at the Russians with his old flintlock but it doesn't go off. The Russians' guns do.

One of the Russian tankers is a good guy, if not exactly a hero. Only he escapes (last man out by helicopter), taking with him the old flintlock. The village women manage to destroy the tank.

Of all places, the movie was filmed in Israel.

Colonel Custer · February 2, 2012, 07:11 AM

I hear tell the millitary uses A10 warthogs lol

Webleymkv · February 5, 2012, 12:28 PM

The same thing I hunt Marlboros, Pall Malls, King Edwards, and Swisher Sweets with, a Zippo or Bic.

Beagle333 · February 10, 2012, 03:20 PM

Pretty neat gun. I didn't even realize anybody hunted camels.

ckpj99 · March 2, 2012, 12:53 AM

They're called Jezails. A Jezail (to demonstrate the singular) is usually handmade. There are still groups in rural Afghanistan that make and use them, as well as in India. The crazy thing is that traditionally, they make everything themselves. The barrel, the lock, etc. The people who use them today still make their own POWDER. How cool is that!

You reloaders can cast your own bullets, but making your own powder is how real men do it.

They're were also usually designed for warfare rather than hunting, therefore they typically are larger caliber (.50 - .75).

I love Jezails. They have a really cool history.

EDIT - here's wiki link - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jezail

Hardcase · March 2, 2012, 01:52 PM

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I didn't even realize anybody hunted camels.

They do in Australia. There's a rather serious feral camel problem in the Northern Territory.

January 21, 2012, 01:50 PM	#2
captianpattson Member Join Date: March 8, 2011 Posts: 35	Beautiful! Is it an original? __________________ "...never shot at anybody, if I shoot they get shot!... He's still alive, ain't he?" - Orrin Porter Rockwell

January 23, 2012, 10:00 AM	#4
Te Anau Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2004 Location: Somewhere south of the No Posts: 3,824	That is wild! Does it work? __________________ "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." --American author Mark Twain (1835-1910)

January 23, 2012, 12:47 PM	#9
BlueTrain Senior Member Join Date: September 26, 2005 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 6,141	Same thing you hunt cows with. __________________ Shoot low, sheriff. They're riding Shetlands! Underneath the starry flag, civilize 'em with a Krag, and return us to our own beloved homes! Buy War Bonds.

January 25, 2012, 07:57 AM	#16
Double Naught Spy Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Forestburg, Montague Cnty, TX Posts: 12,717	When I worked at the Dallas Museum of Natural History, we had a considerable number of mounts donated from the estate of Herb Klein, a fairly noteworthy Dallas hunter back in the 40s, 50s, 60s, and until until 1975. http://news.google.com/newspapers?ni...g=7175,3183583 Along with the mounts came a lot of Klein's photographs from his trips around the world which included various places in Africa, India, and Iran, Pakistan (that I can recall that were labelled). Several of the latter three showed the locals with their guns that weren't all that different from the OP's camel gun. Some were identified by manufacturer or country of origin and all were individually decorated. What made the guns interesting was they they spanning the entire spectrum of British Colonialism in the region and were still in use, handed down generation after generation. Sort of like with the OP's camel gun, we might not consider the personalized decoration to be very pretty, but they were considered very beautiful by the people who used them and were symbols of pride and status. __________________ "If you look through your scope and see your shoe, aim higher." -- said to me by my 11 year old daughter before going out for hogs 8/13/2011 My Hunting Videos https://www.youtube.com/user/HornHillRange

January 25, 2012, 03:59 PM	#18
Double Naught Spy Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Forestburg, Montague Cnty, TX Posts: 12,717	Actually, yes, the images are owned by the museum. Notice I didn't post any here? __________________ "If you look through your scope and see your shoe, aim higher." -- said to me by my 11 year old daughter before going out for hogs 8/13/2011 My Hunting Videos https://www.youtube.com/user/HornHillRange

January 21, 2012, 02:03 PM	#3
carlie Member Join Date: November 3, 2011 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 35	That it is. Circa 1730

January 23, 2012, 10:04 AM	#5
jimbob86 Junior member Join Date: October 4, 2007 Location: All the way to NEBRASKA Posts: 8,722	We used M110a2's .....

January 23, 2012, 10:06 AM	#6
Rifleman1776 Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,309	Ugly but neat. To answer your question, add, a clothespin on the nose.

January 23, 2012, 12:31 PM	#8
shootniron Senior Member Join Date: April 16, 2011 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,599	Neat gun! I don't think I have ever seen one like that.

January 23, 2012, 12:54 PM	#10
sigcurious Senior Member Join Date: May 25, 2011 Posts: 1,755	I hunt cows with a fork and knife!

January 23, 2012, 02:12 PM	#11
terry56 Member Join Date: January 12, 2012 Posts: 19	Arab's?

January 23, 2012, 02:38 PM	#12
jimbob86 Junior member Join Date: October 4, 2007 Location: All the way to NEBRASKA Posts: 8,722	sings- "Ay-rab had a camel named Clyde, Nobody knows how the poor boy died....."/sings ....Now, we know.....

January 24, 2012, 10:49 AM	#13
madcratebuilder Senior Member Join Date: November 2, 2007 Location: Northern Orygun Posts: 4,923	That's cool. I use this Syrian Mauser camel killer.

January 24, 2012, 01:17 PM	#14
carlie Member Join Date: November 3, 2011 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 35	At this time it is completely functional mechanically, but the wood is so old I am scared to fool with it much do to its length and very thin opening in the stock where the firing mechanism goes in the stock and neck on the front of the stock. The large butt is designed not to sink in the sand when loading from the camel's back and the length (5 feet 10 in.) also helps. It is arab made.

January 25, 2012, 09:48 AM	#17
warbirdlover Senior Member Join Date: December 13, 2009 Location: central Wisconsin Posts: 2,324	Is that copyrighted material? Just kidding spy!

January 25, 2012, 04:53 PM	#19
warbirdlover Senior Member Join Date: December 13, 2009 Location: central Wisconsin Posts: 2,324	When I started work in the 80's for the family owned transmission company I retired from a couple years ago, the most previous CEO (John Batten) had just died and the family sold his multi-million dollar gun collection to H&H in Britain. (He was on their board of advisors). He was a famous sheep hunter (amoung other things) and the NRA magazine had a full page article on him. In any case when I started the whole huge factory was crating up his thousands of guns for the shipment over seas. He had the old Spanish muskets unfired and most every desireable collectors firearm on earth. It was something to see. Sorry for rambling on. Spy, check your PM's. . Last edited by warbirdlover; January 26, 2012 at 11:41 AM.

January 26, 2012, 07:42 AM	#20
BlueTrain Senior Member Join Date: September 26, 2005 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 6,141	One of those old Middle Eastern flinklocks appeared in an obscure war movie called "The Beast," which was set in Afganistan during the Soviet invasion. The "Beast" in the title referred to a tank and most of the characters are the tank crewmen. The movie depicts, among other things, some brutal behavior towards Afgan villagers, things Americans certainly would never do. An old villager attempts to shoot at the Russians with his old flintlock but it doesn't go off. The Russians' guns do. One of the Russian tankers is a good guy, if not exactly a hero. Only he escapes (last man out by helicopter), taking with him the old flintlock. The village women manage to destroy the tank. Of all places, the movie was filmed in Israel. __________________ Shoot low, sheriff. They're riding Shetlands! Underneath the starry flag, civilize 'em with a Krag, and return us to our own beloved homes! Buy War Bonds.

February 2, 2012, 07:11 AM	#21
Colonel Custer Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2011 Location: ky Posts: 106	Hunt camels? hmm I hear tell the millitary uses A10 warthogs lol __________________ In order to cut down on gun crimes we The Govt. are banning all guns. Well I guess I will sleep with a chainsaw next to my bed. Not the same as a gun but I figure the sound of it revving up will be as effective as a pump shot gun being cycled.

February 5, 2012, 12:28 PM	#22
Webleymkv Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 10,446	The same thing I hunt Marlboros, Pall Malls, King Edwards, and Swisher Sweets with, a Zippo or Bic.

February 10, 2012, 03:20 PM	#23
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	Pretty neat gun. I didn't even realize anybody hunted camels.

March 2, 2012, 12:53 AM	#24
ckpj99 Senior Member Join Date: January 24, 2011 Posts: 386	They're called Jezails. A Jezail (to demonstrate the singular) is usually handmade. There are still groups in rural Afghanistan that make and use them, as well as in India. The crazy thing is that traditionally, they make everything themselves. The barrel, the lock, etc. The people who use them today still make their own POWDER. How cool is that! You reloaders can cast your own bullets, but making your own powder is how real men do it. They're were also usually designed for warfare rather than hunting, therefore they typically are larger caliber (.50 - .75). I love Jezails. They have a really cool history. EDIT - here's wiki link - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jezail