Popular Post 41chevy Posted March 3, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2016 Interesting history from an interesting time period. Paul http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2016/03/02/calamity-jane-a-heavy-duty-heroine-for-the-nuclear-age/?refer=news 3 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44226-calamity-jane-reo/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Great article. Does anyone know what a "life gun kit" is? Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44226-calamity-jane-reo/#findComment-326434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogboy Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I believe that a "life gun" was a rescue rope that was fired by rifle looking projector with a firing cartridge. The purpose was to fire a coiled rope across a river or wherever it was needed. When I started my fire career one of our ladder trucks carried one but like a lot of the old equipment we had it was just there and I never saw it used in training or in an emergency. bulldogboy Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44226-calamity-jane-reo/#findComment-326456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 14 hours ago, bulldogboy said: I believe that a "life gun" was a rescue rope that was fired by rifle looking projector with a firing cartridge. The purpose was to fire a coiled rope across a river or wherever it was needed. When I started my fire career one of our ladder trucks carried one but like a lot of the old equipment we had it was just there and I never saw it used in training or in an emergency. bulldogboy ^^^ this^^^ we used to have one in the rescue truck in case a large ship wrecked on the jetties at the entrance to the river. you would fire the coiled rope from the "gun" from the bluff near the inlet and aim over the ship. then they would use the rope to haul a larger cable out and tie it off to the highest point on the ship. then use a bosun's chair to shuttle the crew from the ship to shore. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44226-calamity-jane-reo/#findComment-326461 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 WWII Remington rope gun fires 45 cal blanks. 1 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44226-calamity-jane-reo/#findComment-326474 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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