Making a punt gun

[Mike Louca]

Hello all, I have recently joined this forum. We are building a punt gun,
1 1/2” bore 9’ barrel with standard breech opening with a proper stock. I am still researching how this is going to look. We have built 4 bore doubles in the past but this is on another level. I wondered if it is possible to see images of this type or better still to handle one.
The other big thing is before we start making it, I need to go out in one for the experience and wondered if anyone here in the uk can oblige?
Look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards MikeLouca Watson bros gunmaker's
Email ml@watsonbrosgunmakers.com

 

[William Reinicke]

 

[Dani]

Hello all, I have recently joined this forum. We are building a punt gun,
1 1/2” bore 9’ barrel with standard breech opening with a proper stock. I am still researching how this is going to look. We have built 4 bore doubles in the past but this is on another level. I wondered if it is possible to see images of this type or better still to handle one.
The other big thing is before we start making it, I need to go out in one for the experience and wondered if anyone here in the uk can oblige?
Look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards MikeLouca Watson bros gunmaker's
Email ml@watsonbrosgunmakers.com

Since you are in the UK, I really can't help much. But you might have some luck for dimensions and such by contacting someone at the Havre de Grace Decoy Museum

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HAVRE DE GRACE DECOY MUSEUM EXHIBITS WHAT IS A DECOY The Museum’s main gallery exhibit “What is a Decoy?” tells the story of an American folk art tradition, recounts how talented men carve “floating sculpture”, and contains examples of working decoys from various flyway regions and why the public

decoymuseum.com

I also recall seeing punt guns in the behind the scenes firearms collection at the Smithsonian but I don't recall if any are on display or if any curators there would be willing to talk to you about them.

I do recall there was a punt gun and boat for sale here on the site a little ways back, but I do not know if it sold.

Out of curiosity, why are you building a punt gun?

 

[Richard Lathrop]

Have you contacted Royal Armories?

 

[jode hillman]

Hello all, I have recently joined this forum. We are building a punt gun,
1 1/2” bore 9’ barrel with standard breech opening with a proper stock. I am still researching how this is going to look. We have built 4 bore doubles in the past but this is on another level. I wondered if it is possible to see images of this type or better still to handle one.
The other big thing is before we start making it, I need to go out in one for the experience and wondered if anyone here in the uk can oblige?
Look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards MikeLouca Watson bros gunmaker's
Email ml@watsonbrosgunmakers.com

Worth Matthewson Is the one person on here I know who has first-hand experience with Punts and Punt guns. Perhaps you can reach out to him