"Chris Bacon" wrote in message
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Mike Lyle wrote:
Wow! A one-pounder punt gun! Imagine the cloud of black-powder
smoke... Curious to think that those scary monsters once made
economic sense.

Gunpowder wasn't dear. Lead isn't. A couple of dozen birds at
one go would have been possible...

If you haven't already seen it, you might find
http://www.puntgunner.co.uk/index.htm
of some interest, especially the photographs.