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Old Dickens: Remove reverse annotation suggestion. Sharpe and Harper appeared in 1981.

2023-12-28T03:50:30Z

Remove reverse annotation suggestion. Sharpe and Harper appeared in 1981.

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	* In Tom Sharpe's stories about the amoral, corrupt, criminally inefficient and cretinously led South African police force of apartheid days ("'''Indecent Exposure'''" and "'''Riotous Assembly'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Sharpe][http://jim-on-the-web.com/en/timeoff/books/sharpe-riotousassembly.html]"), the worst constable in Sed Effrrika, Constable Els, who is a sort of Afrikaaner Nobby Nobbs stripped of all redeeming virtue, totes a mighty four-barreled hunting rifle used originally to down a charging rhino, with truly spectacular effect.		* In Tom Sharpe's stories about the amoral, corrupt, criminally inefficient and cretinously led South African police force of apartheid days ("'''Indecent Exposure'''" and "'''Riotous Assembly'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Sharpe][http://jim-on-the-web.com/en/timeoff/books/sharpe-riotousassembly.html]"), the worst constable in Sed Effrrika, Constable Els, who is a sort of Afrikaaner Nobby Nobbs stripped of all redeeming virtue, totes a mighty four-barreled hunting rifle used originally to down a charging rhino, with truly spectacular effect.

	* In Bernard Cornwell's ''Sharpe'' tales, about a proto-commando in the Napoleonic Wars, the huge and hulking Sergeant Harper totes a fearsome seven-barreled musket, originally designed for close-quarter naval use with the express intention of bringing down a battleship's mainmast and rigging. This failed as a naval weapon because sailors tend to be smaller and wirier men whose talents lie elsewhere. Besides, to fire a weapon like this from the deck of a rolling and pitching ship could be... something of an own goal. But the huge Harper, who has a suspiciously Detritus-to-Vimes relationship with Captain Sharpe, takes to it like a troll to a siege weapon. ~~(Memo: Cornwell may be a Discworld fan?)~~		* In Bernard Cornwell's ''Sharpe'' tales, about a proto-commando in the Napoleonic Wars, the huge and hulking Sergeant Harper totes a fearsome seven-barreled musket, originally designed for close-quarter naval use with the express intention of bringing down a battleship's mainmast and rigging. This failed as a naval weapon because sailors tend to be smaller and wirier men whose talents lie elsewhere. Besides, to fire a weapon like this from the deck of a rolling and pitching ship could be... something of an own goal. But the huge Harper, who has a suspiciously Detritus-to-Vimes relationship with Captain Sharpe, takes to it like a troll to a siege weapon.

	* [http://destroyermen.wikia.com/wiki/Dennis_Silva Dennis Sylva] of Taylor Anderson's Destroyermen series carries a rifle made from a 25mm (1 inch) anti-aircraft gun; he has affectionately dubbed this the "Doom Whopper."		* [http://destroyermen.wikia.com/wiki/Dennis_Silva Dennis Sylva] of Taylor Anderson's Destroyermen series carries a rifle made from a 25mm (1 inch) anti-aircraft gun; he has affectionately dubbed this the "Doom Whopper."

Guybrush at 07:39, 30 October 2023

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Feldegast: the arrows wouldn't be wired together, string or twine would be more likely

2020-06-21T16:36:14Z

the arrows wouldn't be wired together, string or twine would be more likely

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	There is a tradition, right across the Multiverse, of macho law-enforcers toting ridiculously heavy sidearms, which surely represent overkill for normal policing duties. Dirty Harry had his .44 Magnum; [[Detritus]] carries a siege weapon with a two thousand pound draw.		There is a tradition, right across the Multiverse, of macho law-enforcers toting ridiculously heavy sidearms, which surely represent overkill for normal policing duties. Dirty Harry had his .44 Magnum; [[Detritus]] carries a siege weapon with a two thousand pound draw.

	As Detritus considers this a waste of energy if all the energy devoted to drawing back and cocking the string is only expended on a single arrow (which from a human point of view is a six-foot lance), he has adapted it still further, so that it shoots a bundle of twenty or so arrows ~~wired~~ together around a central core. Due to the violent force acting on them, the arrows tend to disintegrate into a cloud of supersonic (a significant fraction of local lightspeed) shrapnel which bursts into flame from air friction. The resulting fireball scythes everything in its path totally clean. Hence the name. It not only opens front doors, but frequently creates a back door as well.		As Detritus considers this a waste of energy if all the energy devoted to drawing back and cocking the string is only expended on a single arrow (which from a human point of view is a six-foot lance), he has adapted it still further, so that it shoots a bundle of twenty or so arrows bound together around a central core. Due to the violent force acting on them, the arrows tend to disintegrate into a cloud of supersonic (a significant fraction of local lightspeed) shrapnel which bursts into flame from air friction. The resulting fireball scythes everything in its path totally clean. Hence the name. It not only opens front doors, but frequently creates a back door as well.

	Especially as Detritus' first reaction on picking the Piecemaker up from the city armoury was to ask "Which bit am der safety catch?", [[Samuel Vimes]] has effectively forbidden him from firing it anywhere within [[Ankh-Morpork\|the City]]. But anyone he points it at, in the normal course of policing, doesn't need to know that. Especially with Detritus' haziness about the nature of safety catches and the tortured noise as of metal under great stress that the loaded weapon emits... well, accidents can happen.		Especially as Detritus' first reaction on picking the Piecemaker up from the city armoury was to ask "Which bit am der safety catch?", [[Samuel Vimes]] has effectively forbidden him from firing it anywhere within [[Ankh-Morpork\|the City]]. But anyone he points it at, in the normal course of policing, doesn't need to know that. Especially with Detritus' haziness about the nature of safety catches and the tortured noise as of metal under great stress that the loaded weapon emits... well, accidents can happen.

Rascally Bear at 03:36, 20 January 2017

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	There is a tradition, right across the Multiverse, of macho law-enforcers toting ridiculously heavy sidearms, which surely represent overkill for normal policing duties. Dirty Harry had his .44 Magnum; [[Detritus]] carries a siege weapon with a two thousand pound draw.		There is a tradition, right across the Multiverse, of macho law-enforcers toting ridiculously heavy sidearms, which surely represent overkill for normal policing duties. Dirty Harry had his .44 Magnum; [[Detritus]] carries a siege weapon with a two thousand pound draw.

	As Detritus considers this a waste of energy if all the energy devoted to drawing back and cocking the string is only expended on a single arrow (which from a human point of view is a six-foot lance), he has adapted it still further, so that it ~~fires~~ a bundle of twenty or so arrows wired together around a central core. Due to the violent force acting on them, the arrows tend to disintegrate into a cloud of supersonic (a significant fraction of local lightspeed) shrapnel which bursts into flame from air friction. The resulting fireball scythes everything in its path totally clean. Hence the name. It not only opens front doors, but frequently creates a back door as well.		As Detritus considers this a waste of energy if all the energy devoted to drawing back and cocking the string is only expended on a single arrow (which from a human point of view is a six-foot lance), he has adapted it still further, so that it shoots a bundle of twenty or so arrows wired together around a central core. Due to the violent force acting on them, the arrows tend to disintegrate into a cloud of supersonic (a significant fraction of local lightspeed) shrapnel which bursts into flame from air friction. The resulting fireball scythes everything in its path totally clean. Hence the name. It not only opens front doors, but frequently creates a back door as well.

	Especially as Detritus' first reaction on picking the Piecemaker up from the city armoury was to ask "Which bit am der safety catch?", [[Samuel Vimes]] has effectively forbidden him from firing it anywhere within [[Ankh-Morpork\|the City]]. But anyone he points it at, in the normal course of policing, doesn't need to know that. Especially with Detritus' haziness about the nature of safety catches and the tortured noise as of metal under great stress that the loaded weapon emits... well, accidents can happen.		Especially as Detritus' first reaction on picking the Piecemaker up from the city armoury was to ask "Which bit am der safety catch?", [[Samuel Vimes]] has effectively forbidden him from firing it anywhere within [[Ankh-Morpork\|the City]]. But anyone he points it at, in the normal course of policing, doesn't need to know that. Especially with Detritus' haziness about the nature of safety catches and the tortured noise as of metal under great stress that the loaded weapon emits... well, accidents can happen.

Richvanf: /* Annotations */

2016-02-01T01:44:31Z

Annotations

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	* In Bernard Cornwell's ''Sharpe'' tales, about a proto-commando in the Napoleonic Wars, the huge and hulking Sergeant Harper totes a fearsome seven-barreled musket, originally designed for close-quarter naval use with the express intention of bringing down a battleship's mainmast and rigging. This failed as a naval weapon because sailors tend to be smaller and wirier men whose talents lie elsewhere. Besides, to fire a weapon like this from the deck of a rolling and pitching ship could be... something of an own goal. But the huge Harper, who has a suspiciously Detritus-to-Vimes relationship with Captain Sharpe, takes to it like a troll to a siege weapon. (Memo: Cornwell may be a Discworld fan?)		* In Bernard Cornwell's ''Sharpe'' tales, about a proto-commando in the Napoleonic Wars, the huge and hulking Sergeant Harper totes a fearsome seven-barreled musket, originally designed for close-quarter naval use with the express intention of bringing down a battleship's mainmast and rigging. This failed as a naval weapon because sailors tend to be smaller and wirier men whose talents lie elsewhere. Besides, to fire a weapon like this from the deck of a rolling and pitching ship could be... something of an own goal. But the huge Harper, who has a suspiciously Detritus-to-Vimes relationship with Captain Sharpe, takes to it like a troll to a siege weapon. (Memo: Cornwell may be a Discworld fan?)

			* [http://destroyermen.wikia.com/wiki/Dennis_Silva Dennis Sylva] of Taylor Anderson's Destroyermen series carries a rifle made from a 25mm (1 inch) anti-aircraft gun; he has affectionately dubbed this the "Doom Whopper."


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Richvanf at 01:27, 1 February 2016

2016-02-01T01:27:29Z

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	There is a tradition, right across the Multiverse, of macho law-enforcers toting ridiculously heavy sidearms, which surely represent overkill for normal policing duties. Dirty Harry had his .44 Magnum; [[Detritus]] carries a siege weapon with a two thousand pound draw.		There is a tradition, right across the Multiverse, of macho law-enforcers toting ridiculously heavy sidearms, which surely represent overkill for normal policing duties. Dirty Harry had his .44 Magnum; [[Detritus]] carries a siege weapon with a two thousand pound draw.

	As Detritus considers this a waste of energy if all the energy devoted to drawing back and cocking the string is only expended on a single arrow (which from a human point of view is a six-foot lance), he has adapted it still further, so that it fires a bundle of twenty or so arrows wired together around a central core. Due to the violent force acting on them, the arrows tend to disintegrate into a cloud of supersonic shrapnel which bursts into flame from air friction. The resulting fireball scythes everything in its path totally clean. Hence the name.		As Detritus considers this a waste of energy if all the energy devoted to drawing back and cocking the string is only expended on a single arrow (which from a human point of view is a six-foot lance), he has adapted it still further, so that it fires a bundle of twenty or so arrows wired together around a central core. Due to the violent force acting on them, the arrows tend to disintegrate into a cloud of supersonic (a significant fraction of local lightspeed) shrapnel which bursts into flame from air friction. The resulting fireball scythes everything in its path totally clean. Hence the name. It not only opens front doors, but frequently creates a back door as well.

	Especially as Detritus' first reaction on picking the Piecemaker up from the city armoury was to ask "Which bit am der safety catch?", [[Samuel Vimes]] has effectively forbidden him from firing it anywhere within [[Ankh-Morpork\|the City]]. But anyone he points it at, in the normal course of policing, doesn't need to know that. Especially with Detritus' haziness about the nature of safety catches and the tortured noise as of metal under great stress that the loaded weapon emits... well, accidents can happen.		Especially as Detritus' first reaction on picking the Piecemaker up from the city armoury was to ask "Which bit am der safety catch?", [[Samuel Vimes]] has effectively forbidden him from firing it anywhere within [[Ankh-Morpork\|the City]]. But anyone he points it at, in the normal course of policing, doesn't need to know that. Especially with Detritus' haziness about the nature of safety catches and the tortured noise as of metal under great stress that the loaded weapon emits... well, accidents can happen.

AgProv: /* Annotations */

2014-09-29T09:32:21Z

Annotations

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	* Legendary US Marshal Wyatt Earp supposedly (in fictional accounts) carried a "Buntline Special," a Colt .45 Peacemaker with a 12- or 16-inch barrel.		* Legendary US Marshal Wyatt Earp supposedly (in fictional accounts) carried a "Buntline Special," a Colt .45 Peacemaker with a 12- or 16-inch barrel.

	* Macho cop Lieutenant "Sledge" Hammer, toting his trusty "amigo" in a TV series that was effectively ''Dirty Harry'' played for laughs.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sledge_Hammer] Hammer, when faced with a random rooftop sniper, once decided the Amigo was not nearly enough, and got an anti-tank missile from the boot of his car, succeeding in demolishing the entire seven-storey building. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSr_3E7VWmo\|I_Think_I_Got_Him]		* Macho cop Lieutenant "Sledge" Hammer, toting his trusty "amigo" in a TV series that was effectively ''Dirty Harry'' played for laughs.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sledge_Hammer] Hammer, when faced with a random rooftop sniper, once decided the Amigo was not nearly enough, and got an anti-tank missile from the boot of his car, succeeding in demolishing the entire seven-storey building. Watch it here: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSr_3E7VWmo\|I_Think_I_Got_Him]

	* In the TV series ''Wanted: Dead or Alive'', bounty-hunter Josh Randall (Steve McQueen) carries the "Mare's Leg," a Winchester rifle cut down into an oversized pistol.		* In the TV series ''Wanted: Dead or Alive'', bounty-hunter Josh Randall (Steve McQueen) carries the "Mare's Leg," a Winchester rifle cut down into an oversized pistol.

AgProv: /* Annotations */ Sergeant Harper's naval cannon

2014-09-29T09:22:03Z

Annotations: Sergeant Harper's naval cannon

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	* In Tom Sharpe's stories about the amoral, corrupt, criminally inefficient and cretinously led South African police force of apartheid days ("'''Indecent Exposure'''" and "'''Riotous Assembly'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Sharpe][http://jim-on-the-web.com/en/timeoff/books/sharpe-riotousassembly.html]"), the worst constable in Sed Effrrika, Constable Els, who is a sort of Afrikaaner Nobby Nobbs stripped of all redeeming virtue, totes a mighty four-barreled hunting rifle used originally to down a charging rhino, with truly spectacular effect.		* In Tom Sharpe's stories about the amoral, corrupt, criminally inefficient and cretinously led South African police force of apartheid days ("'''Indecent Exposure'''" and "'''Riotous Assembly'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Sharpe][http://jim-on-the-web.com/en/timeoff/books/sharpe-riotousassembly.html]"), the worst constable in Sed Effrrika, Constable Els, who is a sort of Afrikaaner Nobby Nobbs stripped of all redeeming virtue, totes a mighty four-barreled hunting rifle used originally to down a charging rhino, with truly spectacular effect.

			* In Bernard Cornwell's ''Sharpe'' tales, about a proto-commando in the Napoleonic Wars, the huge and hulking Sergeant Harper totes a fearsome seven-barreled musket, originally designed for close-quarter naval use with the express intention of bringing down a battleship's mainmast and rigging. This failed as a naval weapon because sailors tend to be smaller and wirier men whose talents lie elsewhere. Besides, to fire a weapon like this from the deck of a rolling and pitching ship could be... something of an own goal. But the huge Harper, who has a suspiciously Detritus-to-Vimes relationship with Captain Sharpe, takes to it like a troll to a siege weapon. (Memo: Cornwell may be a Discworld fan?)


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Old Dickens at 02:17, 25 November 2013

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	* In the TV series ''Wanted: Dead or Alive'', bounty-hunter Josh Randall (Steve McQueen) carries the "Mare's Leg," a Winchester rifle cut down into an oversized pistol.		* In the TV series ''Wanted: Dead or Alive'', bounty-hunter Josh Randall (Steve McQueen) carries the "Mare's Leg," a Winchester rifle cut down into an oversized pistol.

	* In Tom Sharpe's stories about the amoral, corrupt, criminally ~~inefficent~~ and cretinously led South African police force of apartheid days ("'''Indecent Exposure'''" and "'''Riotous Assembly'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Sharpe][http://jim-on-the-web.com/en/timeoff/books/sharpe-riotousassembly.html]"), the worst constable in Sed Effrrika, Constable Els, who is a sort of Afrikaaner Nobby Nobbs stripped of all redeeming virtue, totes a mighty four-barreled hunting rifle used originally to down a charging rhino, with truly spectacular effect.		* In Tom Sharpe's stories about the amoral, corrupt, criminally inefficient and cretinously led South African police force of apartheid days ("'''Indecent Exposure'''" and "'''Riotous Assembly'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Sharpe][http://jim-on-the-web.com/en/timeoff/books/sharpe-riotousassembly.html]"), the worst constable in Sed Effrrika, Constable Els, who is a sort of Afrikaaner Nobby Nobbs stripped of all redeeming virtue, totes a mighty four-barreled hunting rifle used originally to down a charging rhino, with truly spectacular effect.


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Anonymous: /* Piecemaker Mark IX */

2013-01-22T17:59:06Z

Piecemaker Mark IX

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	The '''Burleigh & Stronginthearm Piecemaker Mark IX''' appears in {{SN}}, as used by [[Willikins]]. It appears to be a small, foldable crossbow that makes no noise when shot, and can be easily concealed within a pocket. Only three of these were ever produced, due to being deemed so dangerous, two of which are kept under wizard-assisted lock and key in the [[Burleigh & Stronginthearm]] vaults. The third one was kept in a secure vault in the cellar of the [[Ramkin Residence\|Ramkin residence]] on [[Scoone Avenue]], and it is this one that Willikins seemed to have obtained.		The '''Burleigh & Stronginthearm Piecemaker Mark IX''' appears in {{SN}}, as used by [[Willikins]]. It appears to be a small, foldable crossbow that makes no noise when shot, and can be easily concealed within a pocket. Only three of these were ever produced, due to being deemed so dangerous, two of which are kept under wizard-assisted lock and key in the [[Burleigh & Stronginthearm]] vaults. The third one was kept in a secure vault in the cellar of the [[Ramkin Residence\|Ramkin residence]] on [[Scoone Avenue]], and it is this one that Willikins seemed to have obtained.

	The penalty for being caught carrying one of these in [[Ankh-Morpork]] is to be hanged, unless said person is caught by a member of the [[Assassins' Guild]], in which case (the Guild have implied) hanging would seem like a walk in the park.		The penalty for being caught carrying one of these in [[Ankh-Morpork]] is to be hanged, unless said person is caught by a member of the [[Assassins' Guild]], in which case (the Guild have implied) hanging would seem like a walk in the park. The reason Wilikins has escaped this fate? Well, for one thing, even his already deemed unkillable master, Samuel Vimes, is afraid of him.

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