THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Volume 5 By Kurt Saxon FOUR WINDS SHOTGUN, ARMY DETECTIVE COURSE SUPER JU JITSU THE CLARENCE CHRONICLES M1 GARAND RIFLE PRINCIPLES OF INTERROGATION THE REPEATING cRossBow HIP SHOOTING UNSCRUPULOUS BOOK DEALERS LENZ'S BOMB DISPOSAL GUIDE WAR TOTS THE ROMAN G.I. BLOW GUN CHEMISTRY METAL CASTING SILENCERS Debunking the Delunkers: “"Kuock-Out” Spots on the Human Body LESSON THAEE U.S. RIFLE .20 M1 c>o90 GaRanoTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 1 THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 REPEATING CROSSBOW By Austin H. Phelps = AUGUST 1951 suis: REPEATING CROSSBOW has all the handling characteristics of a fine repeating rifle of the slide-action type. In the hands of an experienced crosshowman it will deliver five shots in five seconds with nea over ranges up to 40 yards. The steel-pointed arrows, or quarrels, as they are correetly called, are loaded from the to magazine just as are the cartridges in a bol Mion rifle. loading, the baw is cocked by a slide, and the quarrel is fired by pressing a trigger which re- leases the bowstring. Nocking of the five quar rels in the magazine is done auton ally by zaling mechanism ss shown in the Tow a The two-piece barrel, Figs. 1 and square bore, the groove being eiit to full steel FONT e DRIED FOR |= & TENON ON SHAFT :THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 2 THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 depth in both halves. ‘Then parts of both halves are eut away so that when assembled there will be an offset slot for the bowstring as in the lower detail in Fig. 2. Brass fitted with 342-in, brass soldered edyewise to them, are screwed (o the lower barrel as the center left-hand detail in ‘are must he taken to space the runner strips so that the inner edges are exactly flush with the inner edges of the magazine liners, After making a tial assembly, it may be necessary to file the slant- ing ends of the 334-in. strips or the underside of the upper barrel to permit free passage of the bow- string through the offset slot. The purpose of the offset in the slot is to force the bowstring upward sul- ficiently to release it from the A i! Taha twepice betel showing the pomp Now in the quarrel, permitting a assembly view of the twoepiece barrel showing the pom Salter - i bbe handmade to specifications that fit individvel user in the seme - lo or shotgun stock. Use herdwood for ell pos! In making the stock, it's a good idea to copy a rifle or shotgun stock that fits you and has a grip and tang shaped t your lik Bandsaw the wood to the rowgh ‘outline of the stock selected, then finish to contour with wood rasps and sandpaper. Care must be used in eulting and finishing the maga- zine slot in the stock, as the maga- zine liners must be spaced accu- rately so that the quarrels drop freely into firing position, Fig. 3. ‘The inner rear comers of the Tin- ers are rounded toa smooth curve. To assure free movement of the quarrel in firing position, also be necessary to round the ins ner comers of the brass runners. ‘The pump slide, Fig. 2, engages the bowstring as in Fig. 1 when in the forward position. Overhanging brass strips, which are serewed to the guide blocks, Fig. 2. ride on the brass runners. In cocking, the slide is drawn back as faras it will go and the forward end is pulled way ose Above, this reneeting crossbow is Foutled just like holt-ostion tifle, five quarrels being placed in the box magazine et one Toading. BeloTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 3 THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 down slightly so that the ends of the brass strips on the slide engage the ends of the runners. ‘This movement locks the slide in firing aaa position and a groove cut across ING POSITION the rear end of the slide engages the trigger sear, as shown by dot- ted lines in the lower detail, Fig. 3. Simultaneously, the bowstring passes between the first and sec- ond quarrels, and the lower qu: rel is automatically nocked ready for firing. Provide a hinged cover for the magazine and a trigger guard. ‘Then fita Jemonwaod bow: Of 30 to 50dbs. pull, using bow plates and a elaimp made as in the upper details in Fig. 1. Although the dimensions of the qu: Fig. 1 specify that the shaft sh be Skin, square, it is best to fin the shaft slightly under this di- tension (9 allow correct, clear- ms gales ance. Practice quarrels should be Be Blunt pointed. PUMP SUDE IN SBE DONNA: 4 cOtkED FOSTIONTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 4 Notes on AE cro coated ow Inne always fas: lat 1 never got around to making ne util Last winter. AU that time E knew noth ing about these weapons, ae cons find almost no information except a number of exceliout pliotogiaphs of ‘old Bows iu am arms eatalogite. A study of these photagraphs showed the principle of the slatted mt and gave an approximate idea of the length of Foie aud the fength of drast or pull, With this infournation and a little knowledge of aiatee gunsmithing, [ hogan bose saul Finally Bnichied it fer Sir Ralph Payne Gallses’s acinie- able hook wae diseaverei, atid Finetsents were planned foe th iol yet fegum. Any" infonnation given in these notes is the result cither of my ost Sir Ralph's ‘Some months xt moh experiments or of stialsing hook." ‘This vahime, while of greet in terest, Ineally gives tlhe detailevt instenc tions eewseany far wise 1 Bivild com pele Low. Far exayele in the matter of the steel bry itself, Sir Ralphs advice is to send a wooden moifel 1o Liege in el jim and have thte hove farged there. No where fn the hook oes he sty howe power fil a bow shonlel be. T trope that these oles will IE Fa some of the Brook, aid will alse glee most of the ex sential inctrictian= for building a cross Foune tos ans aula ae wit bawe access Loy his a As for fools and equipment, nota great deal is required. A fathe is necessary for luurwing the mut, and an entery wheel will Help ia shaping the bow. Beyorul his honey else, hscksaw, dail, serowdriver. a wood chisel or tio, senod rasp, files an e:undyape are about! all Unet are reqpreat Time of course will he saved if the sto can he roughed ont on a hand: Tu order to avoid disappefatient, any fone planning ti build a crosshow should Bave 3 clear iden of wht per- Formance may be 6x pected from it, Both Ton ghoww anid erassbie Dpeoject on rebatively cavy missile at a tow velocity. ‘Thy tesntt of ence isa tery cutved trajectory. A hea fougboe” with a Tight Might arrow wil, unde: ideal conditions, give a ps fn the interesting refecenee seork, Hyaeds bow Selegeees, aM 10 vars the calion is abit & degtees. Im invasinonn ramge wf ales ekvated initial eh By Enwanp P. LAMILTON CRED) SHOWnEG sETHOD OF arouTEe THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5., aking a Crossbow TIE AMERICAN RIFLEMAN FEBRUARY, 1933 Bow. (RIGHT) RAD OF Boi. SHOWING SHAPE OF HOCK celleet Uhis means (hat in going 100 yards the aurnw drops some H yards, which Is sliont one seventh of thy range. ‘Fo one thinking in terms of .270 Winchesters and Hornets this is am imposstble trajectory, st we Fn that a good many doer aed * ‘uther. game fave been killed in recent years ith Hie longbow. “Sueh a tetjee- tory requites very carefual an skilful es- timation of the aange, arul this is one of the fascinating elements of the game, For 18 really: must Ie considered a game as ne the average tan ig concerned. Few tf ug fave the time to develop tee skill nnecestany for serfous hunting. ‘The cross- hove is essentially the same as (he long how, and while its trajectory may be slightly datter, he question of elevation is just as vital Offsetting to some extent the tow veloc ity is the comparatively great weight of the projectile. A crossbow belt, or arrow, shuld weigh from 1 to 224 ounces, de- penvling upon the bow. A weight such a3 this moving at even 150 feet per second huas considerable energy, Blunt-headed at- rows have been «liven by: 75-pound hunt jog longbows through aE” pine beard When a broad-headed tnt ised! the peuctration en animal tissue is very cumsieerabte anid the wound is eer tain do caats> great loss of blood. The power af & ete course determined by the sttengtlt nable to fof its bow. TE have beet find ang information as to Uhe ith of the old exosshows save it one instance, wherea very power Lal siege erosshow was Foutnd to pall 1,200 pounds, My guess, anel 3 is mot a great deal more “han a guess, is that he average oldl stecthowed weapon had a pull of from $00 te. 990 pounds, depending ‘upon its use, The military bows were the heaviest in order to penolrate armour. Unless one ean afford to have a steel bine forged to omler, probably abroad, such power cannot be teadily obtained, and itis est to be content asith Tess IL itis hoped sume day to use Lie bow for hunting, it should he made as power ful as possible, #f only to get a faiely flat Irajectory, Old time erosehows were Uist ally adjusted for a point-bhink ruse of from 25 ¢o $0 yarels, but even at this range the fine of departure of the bolt was at an angle upwacls crossbow I have twiee ve and it could still stand a bit mare. “The homie i that cased its po point Tam lrying to bs iT it is going to he any more than a toy your crassbow must he as powerful Sible, This means that very considerable forces will he involved and that every must he sofid and strong. To my mind it is ullerly aut of he question to ole gunstock; it ill be consider using eedtain to. break, Our frst amid most_serlaus problem is a satisfactory bow. This could be of wood, but steel is more poserfal and nach more siisfactery in every way except that of fabrication. For the weapon to lie cone werent and handy the Yaw itself he very lony woul Te in in the nods old ste Many bowed cross- hhows had hoses averag- ing some 30. inches long. ‘This seemed xTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 5 oven te was just the Tengtte af the second leat of a Moe Tard sping, wh font he was useet for the initial experiment, AV new Tea enets ‘very little, and it ererned wiser to use i than an ald since wished to bend it inthe oppo: site diwetion and a secondhand teat oped some weakness. The chris of the leat were shaped as shown by asinding and fi Jing A high-speed steel linclsas blade will cut the leaf however, and sve some of the time I wasted! in grinding, As T remember, this bow pulled gome 150 pounds shen ddeawsn 6 inches, This diet not give as mich power as T wanted, so. part of another leaf 1674" lone wae added ty reinforce the fies one, bringing the pull yp to 218 pounds when drawn 6 inches. Most Ford Teaves Iiave a hole in the middle, so it seemed wise tu reinforce the center with a4 strip of 14!" x 114" steel, held hy two yokes. These yokes were also used to fasten the bow fo the stock. (Fig. 3.) ‘The bow still tacked velocity, so the pull was extended to 7 inches by adding an extension to the stock. This brought tite pull upto about 280 pounds, which was all that F could manage without reeorting to meclanieal means for cocking, ‘there is shown a curve of tension versus fength of poll for this how. T have bent the bow se much as 836" w vill be noted that beyond some 732’ increase in power falls off additional chance of si unduly, point Coward a maximum desir: able pull of about 7 inches. ‘The old hore makers tended toward § 40 6 inches, but orlern steel springs are probably a litle better anrl a Tittle mare evenly tempered thant the ol ones, so the exten pull is reasonable. Various materiale for the string were expestinented sth, inchad ice, which, while slong, snapped on the second shet. With the baw desceibed above, the tension iy Hee string when cocked have devel i one of iano theoretically very js aboat 509 pounds, Fut i mast le eunsi erably: mete sehen th ens of the Tro are surblenly checked after ischaye. Vou ean see thot the string mits be ceneras view OF very stot, The ene ovr in use consists of Ad steands of 13 trend (36 ponmicl Fest) Actix way Cullyhune fishing Tine, “well waxed and rectly Inglis) af ens and middle. ‘The pvolngraphs will give a good idea as to hon the lashings are applied. ‘The string is in fone continuous length Taid back andl forth, All ends are given a couple of half hitches, then a few more turns, and the ends pulled under, ‘The eenter af the string has two layers of lashing, acl for extra wear and also to bring the string al this point mp to 38”, the bolt diameter, My nest string willl have sone seventy strands aud only a single lashing at the center, which, however, will have to be swatched and replaced at the frst signs of wear. ‘The string should be about 6° shorter thsi the distance rocks iy onder to have initial ten could be formed ovee x eauple of pes the correct distance apart, but 1 made rine in place on the bo (ohith was held slightly bent) iw order to make sure that te strands hay nthe. sacks ‘which, hossever, is probably an refinement. UC the sling is J sliorl, sont are out of Huck, bat if slightly too Inxe couple of pieces of nike will build up the nocks, as well as furnish a cushion for the string, The leather should be wet thoroughiy, aud als ox" on. Tt (LEFT) COCRING LEVER IN POSITION. THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 endssnow lowed to dry with the string in. place. ‘This will mould it to the exact shape of the nocks. My present string has een tused considerably but does not yet show any signs of wear* When strung, the bowstring should be about 24° farther from the center of the bow than was a line between the two WSiece writing this, aoe steaed bas beoken at one of The" ietpnSgsue te tating. Taal pr ‘em ke i gal pb of the nocks bow before stringing. This furnishes a cor tain amount of necessary initial tension, both in the string and in the bow. ‘A bow of (his strength can be strung and unstrung bby removing the short leaf and the yokes, clamping one end in a vise and pulling on the other endl In a heavy bow it is nee- essary to use what was called a “bastard string.” ‘This was a second string tem- porarily fastened to the dow ends just wide the mocks, by clamps or lash- ‘When this second string was pulled ack to the nut by whatever cock= jing snethod was used, the bow vas bent sulliciently to allow the regular string to be slipped onto the nocks. The bastard (RIGHT) DOW COCKED, SHOW. 1G BASE OF HOLT OW STRINGTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 6 string was then gradually released and se- moved, leaving the regulae string im place. Unlike the longbow, which must be un- strung when not in’ use, the steel-bowed crossbow may be Teft strung indefinitely. Te ean also be kept cocked for hours with- ‘ont toss of power. ‘The stock must be strong and solid, ancl itis best made of hard wood. T used 4154" maple plank, Heaving it the full ness, and aliout as deep for the whole fore part. Not realising at the time the fact tha initial elevation was tequired, I stock too much drop. My next bow will have a stock with no drop at all for even a slight negative drop at cet The present stock has the following di- net Nat‘ ge : His a ‘The front end of the stock should’ be cue at a slight angle to cant the ends of the bow upmand, thus reducing the pees- se of the spring down agzinst the slack Aslope of 1 (0 10scems about righ. The how mut be fastened solidly agaist the end of the stock. Tus to 347 4” stay Dolled to the yokes and to the stock. Needless to say the bow should Derat right angles with the Hine of the sted, and shold Tie level then the ceosshore is lieM at the shoulder, The tls of the bo shout he eqpdditant freun the center of the stock, oF the farce on the string will be on brataneed causing ite segule flight The Ince opened up all sorts af in- teresting possi ine Thad no ie tov hose the old forks were built; moreaver, L scented a short Tinht trigace pull, The ewt shows the de: sign finally arrived at, drawn to scale. The nul, so called, was turned frone brass rod, and rotates on a4" machine holt. Te is le inmeter, $4 thick, ‘with the groove belween the langes a litle lees than 16" wile fo BL Uke base of the boll 1 would Irave heer wiser to make the two Manges a little thicker. say 14 but this would fave meant 300 Pounos of Port, 3 8 190 hat the wood al the sides of the faut stot would be pretty thin, Tt would be better another time to use a plank about 2" thiek to al- low for a wider nt ‘The cocking tel is a stall plate of steel. set into a slot at an angle as shown, and sollered. The formated ew af he sear, sshere it hears against this plate The incline of the plate tends to force the end of seat oll, hich, however, is in pace by the secotsd sear the tear end, When the secon aseil the main ger es is patishedl dosn allowing the nut to revolve and release the string. ‘The main sear is made of 16" square col rolled steel, and small stip of hardened steet is viveted to the rear end for the second scar to bear against. Two little side ex- tensions keep it lined wp sith the second seas, The seconcl sear is, (oof steel, hardened, rnaele from 3 THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 Ad e 123456789 Inches Drawn CURVE OF TENSION VS. LENGTH OF PULL “The pius should’ he made of deillred, 3/16" for the main sear pin and about 14" for Ue others. The trigger andl connecting rad cam be anything sou wish, as thy 1 atrengtly te- This type is auile ud thete are mo. peitic lie pitfalls. 1 you fet into dificulies try assembling 18 Lhe parle on one Fe not nanived! flock tide of the stork after driving the Pins only partly his will tet home, you see how the pails werk while eld in their exact relative positions. ‘This Jock holds per foetly a pull of some 300 pounds, and yet is released by a trigger pull of about 6THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 vj owas {o prevent its rotating more than was nee essary, bat the farce was sucit that patt of the stock started to split was Heft free to re aul, and rests on the THE Mt frst Thad a stow on dhe mut so the mul Pioy oF Ewa or Sean, POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. § ChossSeeriotr or Nur Seen AB Secnon CO vole, and must be string. «A small spring sel at the cocking and plunger prevent position by band. cont sien The base of the downwards bolt ies between tle (wo anges of the its fal pointed (Fig, 7.) ‘Thore is no arrow groove, hil a Vshaped piece of steel held by the ringlolt forms « forsard rest for the bolt Coot short in the photographs). "Vhs hols useel in the old cross: ows were of wand, some 42” tong and about $4” in diameter. They had a metal head, and feathers oF thin wooden vanes at the: rear ‘They probably weighed from 2 to 2Hs ounces om the average. ‘The later sporting bows shot a bolt slic was really 3. shert arrow The weight of the bolt must te ad: justed lo the how in order to se- eure best results, This weight must be found by experiments My bolls are (2” long by 36” diam. eter. L have made them of pine owel, bieel dowel, and brass tub- ing, and of various weights from Ye lo S ounces. At present Tam inclined to believe that a 12” birch dlovwel with two feathers about 3” long by 4" wide, and sufficient head Lo bring the weight to about 14 ounces, is the best combina lion. Botts mace of brass tubing with a short piece of dowel in the rear end to carry the feathers, and weighing some 2 ounces, have greater penetration and apparent energy. bul Urey are diver with less velocity hy my baw, ane do not have a8 flat a Urajectory as do the lighter ones. Bor target work the metal heads of the halts one slightly roonded, while for small game it is well to have an enlarged tip, such as ag” ball A Taege blunt head has the added ad vantage of quickly arresting the ps tration of the bolt in the ground, areat source of lost bolts. Te is quite tuneauiny: How a 12 bolt cant hide itselé completely in the smoothest. Tawa. Should you decide to Uy for a deer you naust use a hunting" Brovd-head point, as developed by Dr. Pope. ‘This is a barb-shaped blade cat from 1/32” oF 1/16 stecl, sharpened on both edges. Qne such arrow is shown in the cut of the complete crossbow. \ short Ecagth of 34” brass tubing can be flattencel and slit for part of its length and the blade fastened in the slit by riveting and solder ing, the round part of the tube forming. fa socket for the shaft. De. Pope used Biades 3 inches long by 134 inches wide at the bath, “The blunt pointed 36” 2-ownce arrows will go. through a $6 pine baad, ant often through a 347 one. AL 2D yards the steel broad-ficad arrows will put the point theough a 1” hard pine board, “The 114-ounce bolts have somesbat Tess pene tration but a flatter Liajectory. Shot straight upward it is 1D seconds before my balls return lo easth. Theoretically this means verGical fight of some 100 feet and a velocity of about 100 Es. Dr, Pope stid that a heavy-hunting fon Low (65 pounds) gave 150 fs. velocity to a Fight arrow, and could send it into the air for 8 seconds, toa measured lisight ‘of 350 fect. From this it would Took Hf my crosshow were about the same in power asa heavy-huting lunghore FIRE CRACKERS THAT POP TWicE— HOW THEY ARE MADE. In China there is a fire cracker which ops twice and which is a source of won- erful amusement to the little Chinese toys. Tt is called the “Twice Sounding” cracker. It has two chambers separated by a plug of clay througl which runs a sonnesting fuse. There is also a fuse ex: temling from the powder in the lower cchnmber through the sie of sracker. When the eragker is to be fired it iz set oi end and the fuse is fighted. “The powder exploding inthe chamber, almows the cracker upward, smd while it is yet Bigh DETAIL OF LOCK mEcHAwisit Shooting a (4-0une oud, 634°" poll renuices a Tittle aver fone degree elevation for 25 yards, “This means drop af some 18 faches at this range, aud an jnitiad eocity in the aig boro of 200 £5. AC SO yards the ele- valion is 324 deavees, and the Hise of Might approximately a second. standerd 287 longhow arrow weighing 1)6 ounees Ix Thcen driven 95 yard by my crossbow with, an elevation of 11 degrees. ‘The exteere range is probably from 200 to 250 yards, Dut T eansot say" defisitely. A range such as this fs abou all that can be expected fom a light to medium weight crosshox. In some modern erosebors the base of the bolt is struck hy the string, but T be= Fieve that the bolt should rest snugly auainst the sting before release in order to secure the greatest efficiency. The a ment of a graoved mut to allow the Dot to rest against the string was used in all the old crosshows, with the excep- mn of some of the latex light-target bows. A crosshose shoud never be fired ith~ font a bolt on the steing. It would be very apt to break the ow or the string, or both, holt with a 750 in the aie the second claege is exploded By ire from the fase extending throngh the plug between the two chambers, In their amaneefacture the clay is frst tampered, in with nm panch to form the separating plug. ‘The lower chamber ig them Ioaded witls powster and closed by turning over the paper at the end. The upper chamber is loaded arnt closed with ely. A hole i& punched in the side of the Lower chamber with an awl and the face inserted through this opening.THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 8 THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 the ar- row and | ng sttit= able shaper cuiters. ‘then, shape allthe edges ¥2 in. vound, stopping about 1 in. from the release hole as Indie: and 8. All wor {s of the action made from plast sions given will provide suff slrength for hows up to 60 Ibs. drawing weight. Over this w the release plates should be %icein, plastic and the trigger should be made from 2ig-in. metal, After fitting the release plates, the top of the stock is sanded down to about the dotted Jine shown in fs required when bow pulle 4 ever 100 pounds. Bows thot pull less then this \, weight con be set by hand HOGS ROUNDED 17" ZL ARROW GROOVE 1 io * s Keno larsmeeet |THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. § 9 THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. Wood bor * 24 inches longy woe from lemonwood. Approximate sec- tion for 49, 60 and 60-Ib. bows ore given in table holaw. Bow is sirengthoned at center by steel sleeve LANGIE TO TOP (OF RELEASE ‘STAVE 56° LONG STRING —10 THREADS (G-CORD FLAN) oi IENSIGHS OF 547 IEHONWOOD BOWS station | 29) Tenia Fig. 9. Fig. 10 shows the tion. The sharp lges are then faired into the shaper cuts. Be care- Badia ful in fitting the release plates so that screws will not interfere with this sanding and rounding operation, in other words, keep the wo top ews low. The plastic trigger has a’small lug on the underside near the upper end to fit inside the tigger spring, as can be s in Fig. 9 ‘The wood bow: ‘The bow is made of Jemonvwood to the approximate sections given in the table. The 60-Ib. pull- ing weight is recommended, The §0-Ib, bow is very close to the maximum stress which can be imposed on lemon- wood in this length of bow. Shaping of the bow follows standard practice, Mat on the front, round on the belly A seelion 2 in. long at the center is made full round by adding a fille block, as shown in Fig. 1, this section be! enclosed in a steel tube. ‘The completed baw is fitted through the hole at the front of the slotle and is fastened with a Hje-in, bolt as shown in Figs. 11, 12, 13 and 15, Note in Fig. 13, that the bow is tilted slightly so that the stri when pulled back comes to about the top of 4 xelease. If desired, the how ean be made by down a regular G-f, bow of about 30 Ibs, drawing weight, ‘When this is shortened and the ends trimmed down a Jittle, it will pull about 60 Ibs. at 21-in. draw. Equally practical, a lat bow cam be used instead of the stacked type shown, mounting the bow in a notch cut at the end of the stock. any case, the bow must be worked care- fully and broken in gradually, tausging a Bittle on the string: and then releasing until the full draw is obtained. ‘The steel how! ‘Phe steel bow, Fig. 1, does not have the silky, smooth shooting action of a goad wood bow, and pound for pound the wood bow will outshoot it. Against this, the steel bow offers compactness and power, and, all eeuy 5 ROUND Be hg" ro Bows "10 40 ts "ror sows Sl. (Over 60 435.THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 a he S Serie center ig 118" FE War Centem is 1 oR Lt Fite nok TO TAKE yan SPSS FOUN INSIDE AE 1065 OF SPRING is compact and The shel bow orP ion obtained from a light avtemebile spring, whieh is sowed with high-speed eel hack. sav blade fo the shape shown obove au things considered, makes 2 Spring te | Pal Release | 1 Wide | much the better cross- how. ‘The spring sto can be obtained from a light automobile leaf spring. It will cost you two high-speed steot hacksaw blades to saw St to shape, Fig. 19, If the spring. is alittle wider than necded, it is a good idea to leave the extra metal intact at the cen— ter, as shown in Fig. 16. The bow tips are cut from sheet plastic, riveted in place and filed to take the string. The steel bow willl have an inilial fixed set of about 2-in, de- flection, and should be braced at 34%, deflection as shown in Fig. 16. The table, Fig 20, shows approximately what lea! spring steel will pull in pounds at L1%2-in. draw. A 100 to 160-Ib. bow is recommend- ed. Extremely heavy bows over 200 Ibs. drawing weight make nice exhibition pices for flight or penetration shootin, hut are no fur to shoot as you seldom re~ irieve the arrow intact if at all. It is prac- tical, however, to make two or three bows of different weights, all interchangeable on the same stock. Bow strings: Bow strings for wood bows ean he purehased or made from 6-cord flax. thread. This kind of thread is used in stitching machines by shoemakers. ‘Twelve threads will hold wood bors to 80 Ibs., the Joop at the end being made hy turning the whole string back on itself, The string for a 23-in, steel bow is made on_a simple wooden form, as shown in Figs. 17 and 18, In this case, the string is divided into equal parts to make the loops. Both Tops and a distance of 4 in. at center are wrapped, and the completed string is waxed wilh bees« wax, The string ean be shortened hy giv- ing it several twists before fitting to the Dow. The triangular-boxed figures in tableTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 1 -————_} STOCK, 1x78) ‘Watt THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. § CPABEET 1" 10" FOR ‘STRING TRACK, RECESS FoR REIEASE PLATE ‘ARRON GROOVE Hi 4 ee squares HEXOHT, CARRIAGE BOUT & Leora “SS ae SF BQ wan @ Pa wagner Fig. 20 are the number of threads of 6-cord flax required to hold a bow of the drawing weight indicated. Stepping on the center of the bow while the ends are supported on wood bloc! vill bend the bow enough to permit slipping the string in place. Stock for steel how: Because of the heavier drawing weight, the stock for a steel bow must be made from walnut of other hard, strong wood. The stock should be laid out full-size, Figs. 21 and 24, then transferred to wood, cul out, and then ma- chined much the same manner as the avood-bow stock already described, An ad~ dition is the metal track on each side of forearm, Fig, 22. ‘This originally was to protect the wood from the rubbing action, of a metal how string. ‘The metal string strand, 19-\ flexible cable Siz-in. dia.) did not stand up under actual shoot= ing and was discarded for the flax thread, The track, however, is worthwhile protec look for Abool, leays orld be mode fom wale nut or other hardwood, The bow i: housed in @ note cut in forward end, All ports of the cetion must be metal and carefully mode and fitted 0 they will withstand # slrong pressure of the steel beer tion even with the flax string, although not essential. All parts of the action are metal, steel for the release, Fig. 23, and trigger, lates ina and aluminum or brass for release and string track. The bow is housec hotch ett in the end of the stock, held by means of three locating pins and a bolt, as shown in Fig. 25. The carriage boltis ground round under the head, which is sawed to form a screwdriver slot. ‘The release pin is ¥4-in. diameter, slotted on one end for a sevowdriver and Uhreneed on other end to fita tapped hole in the release plate, Allmetal parts are of ample strength for bows up to 400 Ibs. drawing weight. Follow the release and trigger design closely; these parts are nicely balanced to provide positive holding while retaining a Jight trigger pull. ‘Attows: Arrows for both bows are Yic= in, birch dowel. Vanes ave plastic, celluloid ox metal, glued in grooves eut in the shaft.HE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 12 THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 Electrical Vrinamer Shapes Arcow Feathers FING POSTS ( \\ Popular Mechanics June 1938 fo this piece held the resistance wire and aportant point me prowaichys yood —— are commented to posts ak the rear of the arrows is acenrate trimming of the feath hos, Clearance 1 the shy tens, whieh i offers ns closest points of the of experience or proper touts make te job eillicedll, Whe electric tin anyone to de the job i veled because fs perature af the wire ot ar ton cold, enable whieh the arrow ud ens Dae ret Une feathers: ancl wun the wire ‘Tin Cans‘Threaded on Tat Wire Serve as Rifle Targets ts ean be pravided ell: merely nme io the By 24 tn. an cba he eal are onto he dimensions of U Inexpensive rifle ta Ay: simply stn as Roe (g0-0-0- Ss. hinged a pd tootTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 oe ow v Old files, dil, weonchor can be teansformod. In mating the bottoming tool—vtad to zmocth info good gun toale For a battoming tool, se: the bottom of the geuged-oul sot ina eile lect an Latape wrench for Bollow-head bolls tisck—fesl heot the Tenger leg ond bend i ourpoor Lirk SEPTEMBER, 1913 HE quiet, lanky craftsman who does restocking work for a large “Midwestern arms dealer was show ing me bis shop. The part of it that caught my eyes wae ls work Bench, and the battalion of add-looking hand ‘tools that marched, single file, along the back of the work area. “Quite a collection of lols you have there,” T remarked. "Yes," he agreed dand of eb foot T need pops tm. “Must have cust you a lot of dough.” ‘Oh, not much,” ‘These Usings are made from scrap stuff, chiefly old files.” “You mean allof them?" ‘There must have been a lnundred toots in alt, “Mostly, ‘That's usunily te oflge way to get a special tool when you need ‘There's nothing difficult atiout_making such things. Take this eheckering, Loa, for example, Tmade it from a worn out triangular file in about 20 minutes, stuck if into a fle handle, and have been using it for three or four years Most gunsmiths and restockers ‘make inany of their own tools.” ‘Tesamined the collection more elose- ly, and marveled at the workmanshi Bach of the tools looked as if it had come from 2 faetory-—was, In faet, even more carofully male aud aished than many a factory-made lool T have sees ‘The restocking artist, further ‘con= versation revealed, ix Convinced that any craftsman who 1s eapalale of heat- ing sicel to redness, ancl who can wield & Aammucr nel file with reneonnbte skill, ean make his own special tools for tink fering with guns. It's a faseinsting Rob- hy in itself, and excellent. relaxation from more serious duties, this tool mak- ing: and with present-day war restrie~ ions and seareitics, iL often is the uly way te acquire a much-needed piece of equipment, A cow ones of scrap steel ‘will provide a gun tinkerer with a good ast about every al, golige, and checlering until the next tricky Job YOU CAN MAKE astortment of tools far working on botit wood and metal, In many eases, by making bis own tools from scrap, the craftsman can release inanufactured toms for more important duties ‘There is virtually no limit to the types ‘of smalt hand tools that can be fash joned from serap stect with little more than hammer, an anvil, and one oF two files A pewer or’ hand.driven grinding wheel is handy, but not essen tla Some means of healing steel to redness fs necessary. A blowtoreh, a gas bummer, or even a bed of coals in at swood oF coal stove will do. ‘The kind of steel used ts tool steel, which means that it contains enough carbon to cause it to harden when heated to redness and plunged into off for water. ‘The wise craftsman never throws away a worn-out file, for the bbighsearbon steel from which the fle 1s made can be reworked into sone usefel toml, Old twist drills and auger bits are almost as useful, though not usually s0 plentiful in the shop as files. Other Scrap sources of too! steel include plane hits, broken chisels, wrenches, serew rivers, heavy springs (stich as those ed on automobile starters), and ran- dom lengths of dri rod. Bolts, mails, and other articles made fram cold: rolled or similar steel cannot be used For edged tools lecasise they will not aanten when beated and quenched, UPPOSE you are hollowing out tock blank so it will accommodate The action of a ritle, With ehisels and gouiges you've excavated a rather deep ole inthe blank, and are (ying to mouth the bottom reasonably well. Yo find this diflicult to do with ordinary tools: but if you have a bottoming tool the Job Necoines a cinch, The process of niaking such a toot is similar to that followed in making practically all the other tools you will need, First, dig around in your junk: box New slart te form the teeth by making @ row Of Kellow sow vilots, obout % in. oper, Gn the sufoce of the short log of the foal FINE GUN TOOLS until you find a suitable piece of steel. ‘The tool shiown in the photos was made from an Leshape wrencl of square cross section, whieh originally was intended for use With hollow-head bolts. Tk meas~ ures #{ Inch on aside, A square file oF rasp of simnilar dimensions, or a rotnd file of slightly greater diameter, could have been uscd equally well, HEN you find a piece of steel tat looks O.K,, test it to see if it will harden. Experienced handlers of steels can do this by touching the piece against an abrasive wheel traveling at normal speed. A generous shower of brilliant, much-branched sparks indieates a high: carbon stecl. A belter way for the tyro is to use a fle, If the piece is already hardened, the fle will’ sllde over the inetal without “biting.” If the file does cut into the steel readily, heat the piece until it is a moderately bright cherry ved, then pkinge it quickly inte water or off (avout three parts linseed ofl to ane part automobite engine oil), Try the file again. If the steel is still easily filed, it is not suitable for tool making. Je the fle doesn’t bite into the steel, the piece Is Qu, OF course, if you are go- ing {o use an old file, you won't have to make a test, for all file steels are ca pable of being hardened and tempered. If you start with a file, or have hard ened a piece of steel to test it, you have to anneal (soften) it before attempting: to cut, file, or otherwise work it. ‘To do this, Neat the plece to a unitormty du red, Uhen let I cool slowly. If you use @ coal or wood fire, bury the plece in fishes while it cools After this treat ment, you can saw, file, turn, or drill the steal eastly, ‘The Leshape wrench had to be bent to the shape indicated, and the end of the shorter portion of the L eut off. A small hacksaw did the cutting; a eold chisel could have been used instead. ToShope the teeth with @ triangular fle. gi Alter fling, tech ore evened by tabbing en ing the front arface ef aach toath © Back: on siltones ‘A ool bl el ling may bo in ord roe {Soo doteh 88, en net! pags.) erder, to thotpam Fosth That wore foo ong handle, fy use. Such fools may bondt, be shaped tool, for laying ovt chackering grooves, jopending upon the job at hand war made from @ worr-avt teiangulor fle By WALTER E. BURTON minke the bend in the longer section, the steel was ented to redness, and’ the Tending wee done wath a heunmen sant wil, as shown. Inston of a reygulation: anvil, an old flatirom, section of a car rail, or any similar chunk of jrom may be used, Next the teeth were eut, last, a row of shallow saw slots, spaced about i fneh apart, was made on the surface of the log that was to become the head of the boltonting tool, ‘Then, with a trlan- gular file, the teeth were formed, As lent handle when properly cen froin the side, these teeth resem- A wood rasp, sharp knife, sindpaper, toming or other tool, heat at wuntit it ‘A slightly back and perhaps some scrapers (made by becomes a uniform cherry red. Plunge tenrd tale of the front surface of each cutting serp window glass Into 2-mch iL into an oll bath or into strong salt tooth produces a semewhat smoother Squares) aire used in shaping handtes, ater, Many toolmakers prefer oll for eulting aclion because ft prevents the A ferrule around the tool end of the hardening because it Is Tess likely to from digging Into the wood ex+ jeindie will discourage splitting. Ikmay enuse cracking of the stecl. ‘The inix- fe sketch on next page, lie maue from a short length o€ pipe or ture of linseed and engine oil already. ‘Land 2, for varkations,) tubing, or can he several turns of mods nentione practically ai y fit the handle after the teeth crately heavy wire, the ends of which carbon sloels you will encounter. After reformed, or wait until the ealting end ave secured in some convenient way. immersing Ue stecl, keep It moving for Ta maly @ checkering tool, either for loy- Use serop malnut fo test out your nexhy cut et for smoothing groares, at hnot © mode checkering lookz—-ond to develop fle or Siil'tod end Sond it-neot the tip Hiltbafore” tacking o”" Blank stock A piece of bruomsticle m wood while you drive the handle home. ‘To harden the cutting end of # bot- of the tool has been hardened and tem several seconds, to iesure anicorm cool Pered, ‘The handie flustrated was one [ORM a hole stightly smaller than the ing. Use at least a quart of oil or water. intended originally for use on a tie: [) shank of the tool, nnd drive te ‘After the stecl has cooled, polish a you used to he able to buy Uhem at any —linnile into position while the tool is portion of the hardened area until iE dime store, but the war apparently has lteld ina vise. Iu the case of tools that shows a bright surface. ‘Then heat the strangled the supply, Making such 2 are straight or nearly so, all you have stecl again, but very slowly this time. Lanule Is easy, even without a wood to do is to rest the ends ‘on a block of Soon you will observe a change on theTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol polishes! surtace, Tt will show a light Yellowish tings, “This changes rather ‘quickly to bronze, and then, if yo eon Cine Heating, will exhibit stiewossion considerable range of enlors, inclu. Drown, Tight blue, and dak Blue, Roe most Woodworking tools, the place to: step fa at the redilish-brown point, ‘This Fs Just beyond the cigrk-yellow or steaire ‘culored period in the tees color-chan ing eyele. When the polished setae Becomes a reat bhroxenaswally ls ter. colored arene of the toot with tine abn sive cloth or paper, fund Te 8 ready a0 Polish the ise that the more. you ent Ue stect alter hartening, the softer He bosomes, “IE you want considerable fariiness, eat the tout in ternperig uate Ua ligt yellow color appones, tien queneh in water. Moola such as sere drivers, in whieh Wo atte harness an en shoo be hicatow wnt Ul awather dark par ple color appeats. “That, in general 45 whe vay to make Acuzeful tool fron 8 piece of sorap, Tere fre some ether tools hat the gum ntcer fer will tials Nett astern Corving entets ont gouges, aad wood tnieote’ of various Shapes ond sees ‘Oe fee and dil bits provile excellent cit after heating to redness, Clamp Ro shank in avis Tend 2. Bottaning 1.5 15 fang, and other parts of a tool. Finale 1y, polish out at deast Che more unsight= Wy tool marke with abrasive doth oF paper Many carving toole for wood Iiave carved eulting edges. ‘That Is, the edge bf the tool, witen pressed against a su 1c, makes a or some aitte sr form, ‘Tomls Wal have V-shape eat tng edges are useful too, "To fort such shapes, Hest bend Ube metal while Korg Busionss ends of homemade gun tech Lol to right: Bente anasthiag leal fer checker. ing checheringlopout toch, imaxrow gheckerng tool, earing gouges and bettoming Teal Aone tool, with Four varities of teeth, 2, Fay sco THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 teoth somewhat Hike those on n sav, ane in eros section (sketch (A) has a ‘V-shape bottom wliose angle Is approxt- mately 60 degrees. ‘The second tool 4 simliae, But lias two (sometimes more) yows of teeth, The angle between the rows, Ukewise G0 dogeees, i sharp. ou), ‘Fur Englisity po eeckcering, in which the diamords have Hae tops, the erase sectlonal stape ts 9 shown in 4-0. ‘To make eitirer of these tools, start wild: an old telang Jar, round, or squire fe, “or a piece of init rod, Grind or file a fat surface whore the teett go, find shape the head as shown, Ata point Just betind the head, rnidie can Ike bel at a comfortable a ale whl Tein over the wood. Form the 0 degree angle or angles by ing, woe finaly cit the Reeth by malig siotehes ‘or grooves a shown sketch 5. The tectit are spaced about 1/16) Ineh part. Usually by Bing the fronts of fhe teeth a slight © Eee, backwart rake 0a shown In B), smoother cutting’ a tion Ig obtained, Je fied as i 5-C, there isa tendency tor them to dig into the Woull, Also, by short: fein, he frst tooth smnootter cul is pro: dueed. ‘The exwet length und shape of Pee Gal ee : et NOLES] A SS aes Ing. toot ¢scekem 7) is made simply by heating a triangular ing barrel cocoures, fand grasp the point "Cross sections of checlering layou) oes, §. Checkering lnyou! Tooly side vice, 6 and ending the with" pliers or a (Chow vot to shorpen Feethl}& Detal af carving tssl witembly. 7, Smoothing foci tip alightly =p that wrench, Straighten cote of the edges bx the Mites with & comes conver. hia notion. 14, by resting Ikon a curved support. permits the file to be run. along the ig emis ave usually formed ‘Then work out the final shape hy filing grooves mate by the ether checkerinig iy by forging. Heat the melal to and perhaps grinding tools, to sinonth then. Use a fle micas a fairly bright red, hen shape ik Dy hammering. Be stire to hammer nara than one slirection, ‘That is, as ‘you thin slown the enuf of a plece af steel Into the sembkanee of a blade, turm the plece on edge and Iummer ihe edges too, This compacts Uhe metal auiforen Iy, Do not hammer steel too long after the redness disappenrs with cooling, of you may esuuse cracking, Finish stinp= Ing the cutting ond by Hling or grinding, for both, Likewise shape the shank, Gheckerlag, usually fa the form of a collection of" small, ralsed dkamonta bovering the stirtace of the pistol gi nd foresend of x stock, tang two pur Doses. One is to provide a nonstipping surtice, ‘The olker is to improve Ue appearance of the slock, For Ue el Cring the average erattsiman sill do, Uree tools are astoqiate, “One of these, fused for making (he storting oF Iayoul nes of a design, has a single row of About ty Rich on a face. After aint harden in oil oF it is tmade about % Teh from the tip and 3 inch ig broker fff, the shape WiIE be about right. If ‘yout eam obtSIN ho file siitable for sale ig such'a smoothing tool, tey working down an old one and cutting new teeth with a sharp chisel: He may prove to be easier that you think! ‘Other tuols ‘will occur to you as the reed for themTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 16 oF plates made of p ‘or instanes, You may need a Penne tevin, Usually uel Special serow driver for working on feun_ action, Tey forging one from 1° of a long tile an old file, After hat alitton tee Bf tise second type of Peay deseribed. 5 groove a steel hot rer without A serew dt Tight for use as hardening or temperiig. ‘avving tools and is one for ehec or other dist of fing metal butt plates, NEGRO INSURRECTIONS Harper's Weekly, Jan, 10, 1857 The following account of the negro insurrections at Dover. a Kentucky paper: Tuesday moming [wentte Dover, andanivedibiere sbouttwo o'clock. “The people had lung four negroes at_ HL oelock that moming, and wo more were then in town to be hung. 1 got (0 the in time to sce the last one go off, OF the six that They were all proved to be whippingthe truthout of theirnegroes, sol rodeoutthiere that night, and was up with them all night, Eneverhadsuch Feelings in my life, Isaw alistofnegroes! {old whal they all had state and then I heard tie balanee examined -some taking Fiveandsix hundred lashesbefore they would jesbut when they didtellit,itwas the same thatallihe othershadtold, Sometotd the whole story without aking a lick. “Those that were examined werenotpermitied toseethosethat werenat:they wereReptentccly lover each, Oneotthe negroesat the forgedicd ng that night, several hours ater the operation, The substance of their testimony was, that Christmas-eve night they were all to rise. Olt Hal, Amos, Auderson, Grey, and Islunael were tomurder Parish, themmanayer, and his family, except ‘wile, and she in future was tobe the wifeof Ishmael, They were to Kill young Pepper next (brother of Judge Pepper), and other whites that might be about the place. ‘They were then to meet the Mill negroes the forks of the road, at Pidsit’s, near Long Creek, ‘and were to make ajoint chargeupon Daver: alter they hadcieancd up Dover, and provided themselves with arms and ammunition, they wereto scatter out over the country generally. AL heal, the negroes, or. rather, Bab Murrill, wasto kill Georee Lowis fist, ien Henry Erwin, and then the balance indiscriminately, Lewis and Enwin whipped Bob Murtll to teat. “Atthe ald Dover fumace, Charles Napier was to kill brother Goorge first; Mat Hutson was to kill young Tom Buckingham next, anid Bill Blairwas lokill Fewin, George's son, aud Tenry ane Willie ‘Wynus, and then: go ta the mill hang Charlie Napieronedayabout 11 o'clock, Lo'cock = 26 hours, "have no doubt but that itis a universal thing all over the Soutteen States, and that every nego, fifteen years old Knowsof tor isintoit;andihe mostcowtident Se srvanisare theonesthatare tobe the most activein the destruction of theirawa families. ‘The negioes, every where they are examined, all agice thatthe men, wonten,andchildren aretobe slain, andhat the young, womenare to be keptas wives for themselves, anid a good niany oF them about Dover and the furnaces went so fur as to select their Brother Gear itis, in fet, am elongated eelition ‘For euttinge the st a telangulay file may be THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 astic or other mar thelr shanks, as fy sketeh 6 The best tool takes the way to attach such a disk fe by Brazing with (so rows of ar hard solderiig, and its position is such that, when the tool gs in place in the handle, the Bandle end rests against se ack. ‘You may have trouble deelding wheth- er it ig more fun to make your own gun- Emilbinge tools or to work aeith them, Anyway, the process often is, these days, the only way lo obtain much-needed chisel, gouge, oF cheekefing Implement. to other “pushy type! ‘x slender veinine from an old are somewhat Mes If a washer al is attached 40 future companions.” HORRIBLE MURDERS ‘Theexamination of die negroes charged with themurderof the Joyce family, has taken place at Louisville, Ky. Bill (one of the tmuederers), made a confession that he and Samuels! George and Jack met, cach provided witha club, and went to Joyce’s house late ‘on Thursday night: that Jack opened the house, and George wanted (o get Wo Hicks al bin (Joyec's brother that Cicorge struck Joyee:twice and Mrs, Joyce once with a club: that Jack struek Mrs. Welch with a club; that they tken ransaieKed the house, and seLiton fire under the bed, and scattered the fircin thebuneaudrauwers, Mrs, Joyce and Mrs, Welch, who had been only stunned by the blows they had received, had crept out of the bed and were sitting before the fire-place, praying and moaning, “he chitd, whowasin bed with young Joyce, awoke when the fire commenced, and seeing it said, “Jack, oli! what a pretty night." “The negroes then left, but aller having proceeded a short distance, George said it would not do to leave the women alive, as they might telt om them, and they then returned! and ack stuckMrs, Weleiwithameathatchet,andkilled and then tossed Ms, Joyce in the fie-place, The chitd was felt iebed and bumedalive. The hatchet belonged t Jack's master, itwas found there with blood anda particle of brain on it. Jack sacle a confession thal neither he nor his brother George bie any pauticipation in the matter, but from whathe had heard from oneof aid cotmitted the deed ‘Atthe examination before the Is ice, Mr. Joyce wascalled to uisiwerodaquestion. Aslestepped from thestancl ie id, very loudly," wantall whoare my Iriends to comeonan take these negroes and burn thei,” Almost instantaneously every man inthe room was on his feet; from the passage between the benches ‘on the east side the sounds of "Burn them” resounded, and some of those occupying the front tier of bentehes vied to junip over the railing t get hold of the negroes, Joyce attempted to mush toward the negroes, but wasrepulsedl by Captain Rosseau, The hammer of the Court could not be heart and the voices of the sheriff arid his deputies were drowned. ‘The excitement wasintense fora mimute fortwo, and every one present participated in it, Ttwas soon made evident, however, that the law-abiding citizens were far in the preponderance, and the tumult was quelled, ‘The accused were ‘committed for trial CONVICTION OF HUNT AND TUCKERMAN, “These two culprits have heen disposed of, In the case of the latter, Mr, Choate has filed 2 bill of exceptions; but the former has been sentenced to four years an ten mouths’ imprisonment, the lwimost the law would allow. When fie was informed that theTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 depul snnauncement with ait his ci ~ lina few minutes he came dow n's room, where he hala conversation is friends. As he passed the grated door leading passage fe shook hands with three or four oF the Ke d.andhav a5 his farewell ne went inte te street, He displayed g Uunconcer on leaving, and also on hisasrival atthe prison. On the ta rived an officer rapped at his door and signified th hisprexcnce wasde sited inthe phiysician’sapmartinent, where be w provided with the usual striped wardrobe, He was then conducted tothe barbers shop and ie submited to the loss of his beard. ‘th oceupied till HT o'eloek, aim, and when the usual dinner-hour arrived, be was ready to join his confteres in the diuming-room, Ue will be remembered that tie Clerk of the Court asked Huntington, after Justice Capron had pronounced his sentence, the Usualquestionit he had any mechanical tad, and was answered in Uenegative. Itscemsthathewastormerly engaged,forthree years, in the furniture business, someesvicre in Hodson Street, and on the strength of this he has been assigned to the enbinel shop at the prison, under the contract of Mr. C. 11. Woodrull. Heisengaged in pleoperationof sawingandptaning boards, Hisconstitution ind his countenance looks care-wom und stepped inte t ith three of four of (0 the 0 THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 Popular Mechanics June, 1902 MAKE LEATHER NOVELTIRS FROM HUMAN SEIN, Guoalish Fad of the South Making Its Way to the Horth— May Become a New Industry, Gloves, hand bags, beles and watel fobs made of human ski are possessed by many people in the South as curiosities. The articles are nearly all made of negro’s skin artistically tanned, Mr. AH. Lockwood, of Chicago, recently received the fol. lowing message from Louisville, Ky., inclosed with a most beautiful piece of leather: “IE send you a small piece of leather mae from the hide of a Kentucky negro. | tanned some picees for students and I hope you will accept the piece [send you as a novelty.” Me. Lockwood, who is an authority on Teather, says: "A ma work may live after hin why not his hide. There are some who have been making a great fuss about this pretty work on Inman skin as if preservation wete 4 crime.” The skin makes a thin but soft and substantial leather. ‘wality it is nearly equal to kid. There is no difference between the skin of a white person and a negro as far as the quality of the tanned Teather is concerned, It is reported that the prac: tice of making articles from human skin is making its way to the North and that the hides of white persons are now serving: as pocket books and leather cases, Son it may be £0 that cuticles will live on in the form of slippers to make merry it the dance halls, or may be to protect the “mit” of a prize. Fighter, years after the breath has left our heilies, SIMPLE RIFLE REST By A. Harwerr (England) THE AMERICAN RIFLEMAN, MAY, 1940 ‘AvING made wie of many helpful suggestions in this journal, may 1 offer its ceaders the design of an easily made rifle rece which has the advantages of portability and no cost, and can be used on soft grass or hard concrete. Take a piece of hard wood about §"x234"x1" draw x line across the face 234” from one end, and lines on either side of thas line half the thickness of the wood distant. ‘Across these lines divide the wielth of the wood into four, making eighe rectangles. Cut owt wedges co a depth of half che thickness of the wood from alternate rectangles, sloping away from the een wre line. De the same on che back of the wood, cutting out wedges from the rectangles uncut on the face. Halve the thickness af the wood with a saw cut from each end until the wedge-cuts are reached, and divide the edges of the wedge-cuss with a chin knife “The piece will chen open to form a X rest Alshough it sounds rather complicazed ix is 2 very easy job, and a rifle stand which ean be carried in the pocket is che result T should have sent you one of these stands to try but, not knowing your impare laws, Iam loath to cause you to pay duty on a small piece of wood.THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 BEWARE UNSCRUPULOUS BOOK DEALERS Several years ago when | began getting a lot of publicity warning of civilization coming apart, a par- ticularly corrupt branch of the sucker-book field was established. The'suckers’these beoks are directed at are those Who know (hings are bad and are getting worse. To such book dealers as Della/Desert, Paladin Press, Loompanics Unlimited and Butokukai, those who would prepare for an uncertain future are fair game. They reasoned that since this class of suckers was only fantasizing, it was all right to just feed those fantasies. ‘They needed no real knowledge, accuracy was unnecessary and any material which could be passed off as secret, underground, classified, dangerous. was sucker-bail. Books on destructive devices are falsely advertised as CUS, Frankford Arsenal, real super stuff! Most of their material on improvised weaponry is not CIA, elc., but simply from military manuals. Actually, | already have all the better material from the military manuals in the Poor Man's James Bond series. What they advertise as real Terminator material is mostly what Irejected as uninteresting or impractical in light of better methods. But this same uninteresting, unimportant and impractical material cam still be sold to suckers. Then there is that material wriltert by ignorant jerks who don't know their subjects and couldn't ‘sell their material to ethical publishers, But if it reads well to a child, the suckers will buy it Other books, or boolslets. as most of them really are, are just plain silly. Like Desert’s "Improvised Balterfes and Detonaling Devices.” This is a hodge- podge of impractical information, some even unre- Tated to the Uitle. Page 2 has "GELS: Oil Gelation in automobile engines causes permanent damage to moving parts due to oil starvation. The most success- ful gelling agent among thase tested is N-caco- hydroxybutyramide. This substance can be added to the engine oll pre-synthesized, or it can be formed in sila by the reaction between coco amine and butyroiactone. “A Polyacrylamicle gelling agent was used to corn- pletely gal an_ automobile engine cooling system.” Why would (he scientist who could understand that and get it be messing with people's car engines? ve never heard of i, Bul the clincher is that the stuf doesn’t even work before 18 or more hours. ‘The parts on batteries are extremely (echnical and require a mueh higher education in chemistry and electronics than the line soldier or average mai. possesses. It wasn't tailored for just anyone who can 18 THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 read, as books on anything improvised should be. In short, unless you have a really good background in science and lave access to materials even 1 would find hard to get, the booldet is worthless. ANOTHER example Is "Improvised Munitions Black Book Vol. 3." Pages 13-15 describe a grenade made up of a short plece of pipe threaded on beth ends and capped. It's filled with dry potassium chlorate, sulphur and ball bearings and will explode ont impact. The reader is cautioned not to use it after five days. Bad! When sulphur is expased to oxygen, molecules of sullurie acid are formed which can explode potas- sium chlorate, Pare sulphur doesn’t react spontane- ously with potassium chlorate. Pure sulphur is that which has not been exposed to the air, Raw sulphur is bummed and the fumes are condensed in a large hood. The "flowers of sulphur’ are scraped olf and packaged airtight when meant for fireworks or explosives makers. They know it has not been exposed to air. But how do you know the sulphur you're using has not been exposed to air for who knows how long before being packaged as garden sulphur or uses other than for explosives? Its still fine for gunpowder or most any fireworks nol using dry potassium chlorate. Still, you don’t know if it's dangerous for a grenade, even if you've Just opened the package. The device is stupid and extremely dangerous to ils maker. At any rate, never mix dry sulphur with dry potassium chlorate. That bookis filled with seemingly clever items but hard to get ingredients. It's dangerous, impractical and filled with overly complicated processes. Then there's Paladin’s "Hit Man." I think the writer meant to discourage any reader from actually hurting anyone. The main emphasis is on not getting caught, making the hit man so paranolel and overly cautious that the job would never get done, Ifanyone tries (0 kill me. I hope he goes by that book. A real clunker is "The Anarchist Cookbook.” Its author was a real anarchist and just wanted to cause trouble. Buthe had no knowledge of the material. The book is a mish-mash of useless formulas and out- dated weaponry. Also, he filled about half the book with instructions for making drugs, Weapons and drugs don't mix and any reader would have to be high on LSD to be stupid enough to shoot a molotov cocktail from a shotgun. Tread the silly book years ago and reasoned that Hanyone could sell such trash [ could do better. So I wrote the Poor Man’s James Bond. The rest is history. Now for the Ninja books. Lies grown from myths. IHyou want (o be a ninja warrior llltell you what to do. ‘Take off your shoes and socks, put a bag over your head and bounce off your walls forat least an hour perTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. § session. Alter a few sessions you'll be as good at ninja as anyone who has ever depended on those idiotic ninja books to learn martial arts. You don't learn martial arts by reading. Get with a buddy and practice the moves and holds of the Ju- Jitsu and the Army Marine hand-to-hand combat in PMJB 1 and U.S. Militia, A few weeks practice Inyo spare Lime will make you more than a mateh for any undisciplined punk you meet. Bul if you want lo go on to make martial arts a part of your life, you'll have to join a karate, kung-fu or tae-kwon-do school near you. In the real world of martial arts it's instruction by a professional and practice, not fantasizing through books written for suckers, ‘Then there are the detective books for super spies and sceret squirrels. Lchallenge anyone to fine a real private investigator who got his start by reading even the best of those books. If that's yourinterest, look up “Private Investigator’ in your phone book and visit a real private detective. It's mainly drudgery, not really romantic, and very down-to-earth. The person you talk to will tell ‘you the real way to become a detective and he may hire and train you ifyou're needed. If he’s a good guy, and he probably is, he'll set you straight one way or the other, ‘Then there are the lock-picking books. Think, If you wan( to gel in someplace, isi it casier to Ieick in the door, break a panel. jimmy a window? Ofcourse. your fantasy is to pick a lock, enter and get valuable papers,and leave without anyone knowing you were there. How many books, how many sets of lock picks will you buy and how many hours of practice on your own common locks will you waste learning this useless pursuit Several years ago | tool a loeksmithing course I saw advertised in Popular Mechanics. The first lesson showed how lo makea key forone of those locks made up of layers of metal. The idea was to hold a blank key overacandle and cover il with soot. When the key was pushed in the lock and twisted the insides would take off the soot al the right points, After using. thin, flat file to file those places the key would open the lack. It worked, ‘The second lesson came with a practice lock and Hearned about it but itwas too involved. Since I dicin’t really want to be a professional locksmith { sent the lessons back, telling them Ididm'twant back what I'd paid but I didn't want any more. If you're serious and want to be a locksmith, get a professional course as 1 did. By the time you've finished it you'll be locksmith, You can set yourself up or hire out to an established locksmith. Other than this is just silliness. 19 THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. § Now about those revenge books, Someof the ideas are clever but Loo few are practical to make the books worth their cost. You could get the same quality of practical jokes and dirty tricks by inviting a few gays over lo kill a keg of beer. While researching my article on Clarence's visil to ‘Washington I learned the glories of Super-Glu, Treat your enemy's car and door locks to a squirt of liquid Super-Glu. Fifleen seconds and the lock has to be replaced. Just think of the possibilities. And it's available in most stores and supermarkets. Choose your vietim. While at worlk, find his car and Super-Glu his locks. Then while he's deeiding to break a window to crawl through or call someone to take a door off, you drive Lo his home and Super-Glu his door locks. You might even slop off al the Post Office and elose his box. ‘This would be an awful way to treat a guy but you could Lum bis lifearound, undetected, with one small tube of glue. A {ube of such glue could also disrupt businesses ofall kinds a they couldi'topen up inthe morning. For a pure practical joke with Super-Glu, follow your victim around until he sits down. Ofcourse, this would mean going with him to a bar for drinks or to a restaurant. or in the office as you accompany hin to his desk. Naturally, this would mean he's not a blood enemy. Of course, you don't want him to make the connection of you being nearby when it hap- pened. But you've got fifleen seconds, remember? A few seconds before you know he's going to sit down, squirt some Super-Glu on the seat. Its thin and there wouldn'L be enough of il for him to feel through his pants. Now, he’s going to have to get out of his pants, maybe even his shorts, to get up. Imagine and enjoy Super-Glu Is lerrible stull. In Houston, a woman couldu't get the Lop ofa tube she'd used. She put the cap in her mouth to hold il tight so she could twist it better, The (ube split and il squirted all over her lips. She had to go to the emergency ward where they actually slit her lips open with a scalpel. Super-Gluis not to be fooled with. Ifyou have any good practical jokes or dirty tricks you know would worl and aren't complicated, send them in. Getling back to the subject of bad books— the UiUles and categories I've listed are not exceptions. they're typical, You're safest by not buying anything al all from dealers who will sell such books, regard ess of whatever else they scl. A Canadian who called said he'd bought a bunch of books from Paladin Press and was so angry and disappointed he threw them away. I'd have sent them back You ought (o realize (hat the people who publish such trash don't care if the books are inaccurate.THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 They rely on your lack of understanding to make you Uhink you Just bought something you weren't ready ‘There are tworeasonsyou imay not understand a book you get from such dealers. The book may be good but very technical. Of course, the ad for it leads you lo believe U was written just for you. ‘That's deceptive advertising, You may buy the book and decide to study up on the subject later. I's unlikely but you might. But what if the book was wrillen by some phoney who counts on you to think you're tao dumb to under- stand It, when actually, you don't understand it because i{ sitnply doesn't make any sense? If you don't realize this you may be indanger. Thisean come about when you think you have what you need on a subject, only tofind oul it’s garbage when you oryour Iriends use it, That's too late, Incidentally, ifyou find any errors in my works, | want to know about them, I'll print (he corrections here and also put the cortections in the next printing, THE BEST KING EVER By Kurt Saxon Aman went to a far land and was delighted. ‘The place wassoclean, the people were so happy, produc- live and industrious. The man commented oanalive what a well-run country he had, The native was pleased and said the king would be glad to hear that. "In fact," said the native, “would you like to dine with the king? He loves to entertain people who think. ‘well of his country.” ‘The man said he would enjoy meeting the king and they went to the palace. The king greeted him warmly and they had a fing dinner and talked well into the afternoon. When the man figured it was lime to go the king smiled and said, "You scem to be an intelligent fellow. How would you like to replace me as king?” ‘The man was astonished but had ahvays been quiek to grasp an opportunity. "Sure, I'd like to be king. What do I have to do’ Well,” said the king, "you just (ake hold of this medallion on my chest. Its very complex, very tifle. I dont really understand il. Anyway. once you grasp imy vibrations are cancelled oul and yours are init” heman grasped the medallion and after aminute the kking took the chatn from around his neck and hung the medallion around the man’s neck. ‘Now, you're king,” said (he ex-king, "Just make sure you never let this medallion get more than (wo feel from your body or it lexplade. I's very scientific. Itll blow you to bits. And don't tinker with it, elther. ‘That would set il off.” 20 THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Val. § The new king just about collapsed. "You set me up. ['m going Lo die.” he said disappointedly. "Nonsense." said the ex-king. "Just keep the medallion on and you'll be safe. T've been king for three and a halfyears. Came from Iowa. Just sce that the country’s run right and nothing can go wrong, You'll have advisors and the constitution says the government does Just as you want. "And what {fT don't want to be king and what if 1 don't run the country properly?" asked the new king. "Well." said the ex-king, "you're king until you pass on the medallion, probably to another tourist. And ifyou don't run the country properly, someangry citizen will go to the square and push the button by the fountain and your medallion will explode. Is very scientific.” The new king was gelling angry, "But what about ‘some crazy person or moron coming along and push- ing that button?” "Not likely." said the ex-King. "Our people are tested early as kids. Any who are slow are sterilized and watched over. The ones who are likely to become mean are put (o sleep. Besides, in the last three generalionssince the sysiem'sbeen in place, lessdelectivesare born. We have hardly anycrime. No Jails, little sickness, no poverty and no taxes." Then you must have political enemies, people who want power.” said the new king "No." sald the ex-king, "If the king were killed, everyone in the government would be replaced and everything they owned would be forfeited. Any re- placements would be subject to the same rules. The system works. Everyone has all he needs and more. Even me. I've got everything the country has to offer— wine, women and song. I haven't wanted for anything since I took the medallion from the last king." “hen why do you want out?" asked the new king. 'Because." said the ex-king patiently. "perfection is boring. No challenge. Now I'll get a hundred aere farm. The last king gota roller skate factory, Besides, you never can tell, someone might push that button. ‘The new king saw the ex-king out ofthe palace. He looked around the throne at the smiling girls in al(endance. He siniled, too. He thought to himself, "Whowantsa skate factory? [think I justmightbe the best king ever. Popular Mechanics June, 1903 ‘According ton techmleal paper verse sit sTermonade™ can bo made from se Senior by the use of este act, wich pre- Upates the oni. the remalnder bein fineness tuineral’ water. Seven ounces deeltele cel will supply one man ithe marine Temonnde for one week, Perso nou to be ahlpsrreek Ghemelves wlth thls. prescription.THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 at THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5” equipment descted on the falling poges. Ai Ihe ght fetes pete Sat at pam POPULAR SCIENCE JULY, 1045 MAJ. WILLIAM ORRIS boiled out By VOLTA TORREY into coplivily five weeks. beforo D- day, wos @ prisoner for over I] mosths. Of Maj. William Orris and hundreds of other Amer men, being eaplared by the Germans in an incredibly Weird and inategu hungry. They” tad no tools, and tin cans, Yel they re-equipped thems things as a novelly store sells: Orris is a tall, bright-eyed pilot who p emy’s custody five weeks hefore D-day “ before VE-day. His B-24 was hit by Mak ina bombing ni Toulon. Blinded and nauseated by gasoline fumes, he went out ns like beingTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 22 THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 | “sae through the bomb bay and Lit in a tree beside German headquarters, Looking back, he saw his own plane explide and the rest. of his squacren disappear be+ yand Ue horizon. “Boy,” he says, "I sure felt lone- But the Major was Iuek- ev than many keiegies (var prisoners “of the Nazis). He learned the next morning “that his crew was safe, He was questioned eunningly and paraded before French and OVENS, lite practically every- German civilians. But he thing be the prionets made for wae not tortured, ad. he Noniy ined food Cenatens, believes the Luttwatte's ‘There were two types, both fo be Prison camp ab Sagan, allocked fo comp heating stoves, Southeast of Berlin, in which he was confined for the next eight mouths, was one of the best in Ger- many. ICE-CREAM FREEZER was one of hcl Meet psig "hens, th tod atta locked 16 a fube were rofoted by pushing mp was neither good nor plentiful—outdoors. All the tin used came cel once a week, and Or. eee the boys leveled two base- ball diamonds for them- “\, But they soon talked and than abut sports or home a eeoeaeue nice FLATIRONS wore tie boxes which wore filed with hot coals. Jwa styler ore teen obove. The pritonses hed such clothes oe fer ware coptwred i. plos some “book! gormenis ef verlous Ainds Thal” the ‘Gersiony veined ‘ond issued to them. They did theie oun wathing ond pressing.THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. § trimmings, and a strawberry shortcake smothered On a typical day white he was a PW, his breats- fast was a cup of poor coffee and two sl toasted but sour blacle bread, as thin as Melba toast. Lunch was another slice of bread and a bowl of barley soup sty as dishwater. And the day's hig meal was half a bow! of potatoes and cabbage with just enough meat to whet « soldier appelite. ‘The kviegies were required to punch two holes Immediately in every can of foot they recetved from the Red Cross. ‘This was to Iceep them front saving some for attempts lo eseape. Another re~ sull was that much of the food spoiled, and many men had dysentery When a rabbit came through the barbed 70 or 80 of the Imprisoned airmen would chase it like dogs. Bven three cats that were pets of the prisoners were sacrificed after days of discussion and planning. One man was detailed to stun each cat with a club, another to skin it, and so on. ‘The Gra man did not bit his cat hard enough, and it got away, but finally the disagreeable oh was done, and’ the men who ate the eal meat said IL was good. ‘The Germans let them have gar spaded and raced with tin miserable, and American officers solemnly lowed the horses whenever a wagon entered the camp, waiting for manure. They even built a trap, to Jol the cart that carried waste away from the latring, and salvaged the stuff that spilled out as fertilizer. ‘When a kriogie found a nail, he Kept it in his wate pocket and tonlk it to hed with him, because it was @ precious tool. They had table knives, forks, and spoons, but no pliers, screwdrivers, 0 fol hammers, Yet, in addition to doing their own coolting, they had to impravise the utensils ‘Thelr cooking was economical, ‘They saved prune pits, for example, extracted the seeds, and cooked them in margarine to make a dessert. "It tasted like almonds,” says Major Orris, Coal was 80 searee that they dug up stumps and roots frony the prison grounds for fuel, and made “keiegic burners” out of tin cans. ‘These were tiny con- traptions that enabled them to get the maxl- mum heat from leaves and twigs ‘These PW's could not buy anything, but thoy ran a store where they swapped wi happened to have. ‘The storekeepers set point values om everything, and some men soon earned to play the market. When s were fairly plentiful, they stocked up with cigarettes, helt them until the point value rose, then traded them for soap or whatever else was offered ‘Others turned to handicrafts, Som from the tops of éins, sade mokts from AAT insignia, and cast new badges for those who lost the wings from their shirts, A poplar varie tion was an insigne with one wing clipped off and a tiny eight ball hung an a chain in its place, Some mien made Ienit- 23 THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 * SECTION A CIGARETTE CASES woven of tin slrins wore ameng the fanciost produels of briegie handicraft. Tha wos cu into hnotrow strips, turned over at the edges ‘81 seen in the seclionel view, and waven, Ung needies out of bucket handies, then Init scarfs, sweaters, and gloves, to have some- thing to swap. One man made himself a tin nd anotier built toy steamboat ran on a spoonful of margarine, perate antusement seekers made kites out of toilet paper, until the Germans de- clared Uils sport verbotes. ‘Then, lying in his bed one day, Major Orvis saw a fly come in his window with a glider in tow. Ib was a tiny piece of paper, folded the way schaol- boys fold sheets into toy airplanes, and at- tached to the fly by a thread, From then on, the imprisoned airmen had glider contests Wilh the flies as tow planes. During his year in Hiflerland, Orris saw only Livo movies. One was from’ Hollywood, the Male Animal,” and the other a propa: ganda film about the beautiful scenery in Germany. “You can imagine how we felt about that,” he grins, But the kriegies made a curtain by sewing blankets together and put on stage shows for themselves. A loud- speaker blared German broadcasts at them, and they published two enmp newspapers, lellering them by band and posting them on, the wall, At Christmas, the kriegies seraped wax from the paper’ wrapped around food and made candles, Major Orris thinned the paint frou a box of children's water colors and decorated his window. Soon, nearly all the windows in Lie camp were gaily painted, but the prisoners got no “bash” (extra big meal) on the holiday. By January, they could hear the guns on the Eastern Front. ‘The camp was near the Oller, and the Russians were coming thatTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 way. On an hour's notice, in the middle of the night, the Kriegies were marched out Into a snowstorm, with the temperature 10 below zero, All the rest of the night, led by a horse hed Ure abrenst in a columm move than a mile long. ‘Trails of blood were left by the bleeding fect of the horses and the guards’ dogs. When a plane swooped low as though about to strafe the some men dived toward the woods, and the guards opened fire.on them. whether guards or prisoners, wore just left behind, One guard carried his and wagon, they amas mareher Stragglers, police dog in his, arms for warmth; other guards fell in the snow, Polish women in a barren, dusty room over a pottery works; other days they slept in barns, and conve on a woodpile, “Che snow tuened to rain, and the crude sleds on which some of them dragged their packs had ta be dis- ceurded. CRACKER MILL provided flour for making iss. Grackers wern pressed against a rotating cylinder on which tooth hod been raised with a nail, Fleur dropped tale tho bollom section. A P-!\" pots AnD. pans wore fobricated by eul- tag. fey eotehad edges of © sheet of i < These could” be. folded era cteador piece tot ilthe katie Brash, crt only took were table knives, forks, and spoons. enslaved by the Nazis looked out of a factory window that dawn and wept when they saw the bedraggled, motley line of prisoners tramping down a side road. ‘The men were billeted that day 24 THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 PERCOLATOR fosh- ioned in this manner gave Yaals theit breakfast cof- fee. A noil wor used in porching the haley forthe jaskel. Nails were frease ured. If a prisoner found fone, he put iF ia his walel pocket and look it to bed. Many had fatigue visions of rosy sunsets, fireworks in the sky, and beautiful green. pastures. Eventually they were herded into cattle cars. ‘The 50 men in the car with Or- ris found they could all Tie down at once if they carefully knit their bodies together, and they jolted on across Germany to Nuremberg ‘There the weary, underfed, sick, and dirty men were soon covered with vermin and bites, because the cells into which they were dumped had not been cleaned. ‘They received fewer Red Cross parcels, and the soup was often full of weevils. “The more weevils we got,” says the Major, “the better we liked it. ‘That was our meat ration.” Some of the men became so weal they sel- dom left their bunks. “They blacked out, Orris explains, “if they stood up ‘quickly. ‘American planes bombed the big railroad yards just beyond the prison fence. At Sagan, some inen had been shot for rushing out and showing enthusiasm during air raids. But here they were allowed to sit on the sandbags and wateh the fireworks while the guards ducked into slit tre Major Orris and anoter Kriegie escaped. while being marehed out of this camp, fled lo tite woods, built themselves a lean-to, and, waited. They were afraid they'd be caught if they moved on—and Pateh was coming: toward them. For two weeks they waited, listening to the guns, and living on scraps of food left, by Gernian troops who camped near by. They found othe ed prisoners in the ‘woods, and played bridge two evenings with a couple of Englishmen. But the days seemed endless, so they risked moving om, toward the northwest—and almost ran into al neealed in the brush, Neither of them had ever seen that kind of a Lunt, so they supposed it was German avd backed away fast. But when they peeked out farther on at an autobahn, they, saw a long column of such lanks rumbling: toward them-—and tre fuces beneath the helmets of the men on the first tank were black. “We just about cried,” says the Major, “because when we saw that they were Negroes, we knew we were free.”THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 2 THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 Military Issue Kevlar Frag Vest Current issue U.S. military fragmentation protective vests are made from Revlar rather than the nylon materia of eavTier models. This has altracted much interest from those who live and work in areas which may be subject to civil disturbances or violent crime. Military reports from Grenada, Panama, and the Gulf War all agreed that the new vest is far superior for military purposes. Our question was whether it has any civilian application ‘Commercial soft body armor which offers equal cover= age area to this vest is priced anywhere fiom $400 10 $1000. Surplus frag vests are much less expensive if the vests wil stop bullets ftom the weapons commonly used by crimin: looters and rioters. Surplus frag vests might bea teal bargain forthose whoean’taffordilie con worordon’tnced body armor on adaily basis. Aller a little shopping around, I found the best prices at Sierra Supply, Box 1390, Durango, CO 81302. [ oblained used vests in good serviceable condition for under $100. That Jot will be sold out by the time you read this, but more lots oF surplus vests will be available. Call Sierra at (308) 259-1822 or write for current prices and availat My first impression of these vests was that they are much more comfortable and better designed then the old face-up nylon frag vest we hadin Nam, Theseetions are connected by clastic straps and overlap at all joints, providing full side and shoulder protection, ‘The shoulders are separate sections, connected fo the front and back sections by elastic straps, which provide much greater freedom of movement. The whole mess is sill heavy. 8 to 10 pounds depending on size. Butthedisuibution is very good andit doesn’t feel that heavy. ‘The vest only extends to just below the belt Ling, This is good for mobility and wearability, but leaves some of your favorite parts unprotected, as well as the femorat artery, Body armor which protects down past the groin would makeit very difficult (0 sil oF crouch 90% coverage on your body works better than 100% coverage in your closet “The shell of the vest is water repellent nylon and there i a row of drain holes around the lower inside, ‘The Kevlar inserts are sewn in place inside the shell by numerous bar {ackings to reduce the possibility of the material “bunching up” and leaving an area unprotected. The front sections overlap 2 inches and close with multiple velcro closures, “the front, back and shoulder sections of the west were Found 10 contain twelve layers of kevlar fabric. The collar sections contains six layers, Three layers of Kevlar are sewn together over theedges to preventuneaveting, then wo orfour Of these thtee ply pieces are sewn into the shell together. Commercial body armor usually conisins ten or more layers of Kevlar, except for the lightweight Nashville vest which contains seven, The vest used by the Metro Nashville by Christopher Maxwell sbeen foundto be very effective andhassaved many In addon, most commercial vests do not cover the entire torso as the fray vest does “There arcextermal bellow pocketson cachsideofthe vest 5" wide by 6" deep witha velero closure on the flap the label also forms a pocket on the inside in the center of theback, An instruction booklet was found in this pocket. It offers the following information, “The vest dogs not protect you against stttall arms fie. It may tend to decrease the severity of wounds from rifles and machine guns and will sometimes slop small arms fire if hil from an angle or if the slug has low velocity. When the Army sayssmall arms fire, they mean 7.62mm rifles and machine guns with FMI bullets. Center fire rifles secount for a very smalll percentage of shootings in the US, Commircial body armor which is intendedto stophigh power rifle bullets weighs from 30 tw 50 pounds and contains steel armorplates along with Kevlar andother materials Since most criminal shootings in the U.S. involve handguns and shot- ‘uns, that is what [tested for Despitealll the media nonsense about assault weapons the ‘most criminally used firearms anong criminals are still 25 autos, and 2" .38 revolvers. Smnall calibers like 22, 32, aud 380 are morecommion among street criminals than 9mm andl 357, Whenarifleor shotgun falls imothe hands of actiminal, the barrel is usually sawed offal the end of the forend, Wh this may make the weapon easier (0 transport and conceal reduces the power and accuracy as the front sight is also removed Inmy test, the sections of the vest were separated and set upright against a backing of telephone books, Those who are unsatisfied with this procedure are encouraged to volunteer Jor the next round of tests. The handguns were fired at ten fect and the rifles and shotgun were fired at twenty feet ‘This should provide a realistic evaluation of how these vests might perform in typical civilian self-defence incidents. Magnum Bf SPTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 132, orm, 9mm, .45— agi MJ pis ot gulag Ss 357 Magnum had 10 be fired fro a sifle for complete penetration, [id not havea 9mm carbine available for testing, but [think we can make some valid estimates oF how it might perform, ‘Simm ammunition only gains 10 t9 18% in veloeity when fired from a 16" barrel, unlike the .357 which may gain 40% ‘or more. The revolver cartridges are loaded by the factories with slower powder than the Sain, so the extra barrel Length really allows more burn time for the powderto push the bullet ‘That's why you getsuch a Mash withthe 357 revolver. That's the rest of your powder burning alter the bullet is gone. Phas, thereisnocylinder gapto close up withthe 9mm, Firinga.357 from an unvented test barrel the same kengih as a revolver barrel and cylinder produces velocities up to 100 feet per second higher ‘So [think it safe to say the improvement in performance of the mm in a carbine Would not be ax great as the improvement seen with the .357 Magmm, The expanding bullets would probably tot penictratermech morethanihey did fom a pistol, and the PMI bullets might just barely make it Uwough the vest, Atany rate, the vest would reduce the injury considerably. Repeated impacts were found to reduce the ability of the vest toresist subsequent shots. The reductiontis not enough to make the vest useless, but does indicate you should na test a vest you plan to wear, and any vest whieh is shot should be replaced and put away asa reserve. ‘The fourth round of Smm ball fieed into a 2" circle went rough the vest. ‘The phone book was shredded for 3” deep and 3” in diameter, The bullet whieh finally penetrated went 4" into the phone books. = 357 Magnum 18" = - 158 gr JSP ee. eT tee r ewesee that most center Fire rife cartridges ‘will penetrate this vest even with soft point bullets, at least al close # nl Ste shots, In the unlikely event of be ng connie bya will a high powered rifle with the barrel still at its original length, this vest won't stop his bullets. It may reduce the severity of any wound received, anid may stopsan angled shot 26 THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND vol. 5 {made no attempt to assess “blunt trauma” because to the best of my knowledge and belief. no one has died of blunt trauma caused by a non-penetrating impact on soft body amor, Some of these impacts would hurt and others would ause internal injury, but you would tive-to complain about it Tdon’t know what the federal standards are for backface deformation fox bullet protective vests. I know would ralher have bruises or broken ribs than a sucking chest wound. fen in cases whore the vest is penetrated, the injury woulel be much worse without the vest. Getting shot is nota good idea, even while wearing body armor. Butt you are in aasituation where youmight get shot, body armarcanmakethe Gifflerence between life and death Teonductedl stabbing ard slashing tests on theren the vests with very encouragin Slashing at one of these vestsisacomplete wasicol time. Stabbingislittiebette. Theonly thing { wasabte to stab completely through, without using enough forceto push astanding man away, was with an ice pick. wasalso able to push the point of adagger throug! but anyone trying to stab through one of these vests will a knife, would knock you down before the knife went through, The sizes allow for wear over normal elothing. If you want to Keeponcof these around to throw onover your jacket andorasa concealable vest whenthingsgetexciting,thenone + should give you plenty of room, Ityou want concealable body armor but can’t afford the commercial variety, yaucan take one of these apart anal make your own, Isewed the Kevlar panels from one of these vests into a nylon windbreaker to make my own “raid jacket”, Talso molded theremains of the Shoup sections of the2 vests uscd in this (est into a panel of resin plastic 19 make my ‘owntiot shicld. Aflerseparating the layers and overlapping to cover all holes and edges, | ended up with a 24” x 48" plastic shield with 18 10 20 layers of Kevlar imbedded. This should slop any standard Handgun bullet, and even some rifle bullet ‘The Austiatian outlaw Ned Kelley had a suit of steel amor which was proof against the lead bullets and black powder loads of his day. He was brought down by buckshot tothe leys, We'Ilnever kitow if that was good thinking or bad shooting by the deputy who got Ned, but the results were the same either wi ‘This vest won't make you into superman, but it can give you an edge if your adversaries don’t know you are wearing it or don’t know what it is. If you are attacked by someone weaving oncorthese vests, and you arenot armed with ahigh- powered centerfire rifle, you better shoot for the head or thighs, Liry to stay out of the type of pk T might iced body aru r too well, onvof these nent Home in my eloset and anotherinmy cartrunk. You ean have body armor which well protect yourentire torso fromthe weaponscommenty usedby Criminals for less than the cost of a few magazines or a few boxes of ammo. I's 4 lot of protection for the price. resul andsituations wher al ball isn't workingTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 SHOOTING RESULTS TABLE, CARTRIDGE BARREL — PENETRATION 22LRHV bullet stuck in surface: 5 layers penetiraicd 6 layers penetrated 2218 Viper 5 layers penetrated 22LR Stinger 4 layers penetrated bullet bounced off -32. S&W Long RNL B2ACP Tier FM) 35" 4 layers penetrated Silvertip Mayer penetrated -380 95gr EMI 35" 3 layers penetrated Silvertip 2 layers penetrated 38 Special +P a ier SWCD | layer penetrated 125gr Nyclad | layer penetrated 125gr Kinetic High Impact pulled layers through shell, 7 into phone book Om NATO 5 124gr FMJ-RN- ated 124gr FMI-EP 8 layers penetrated! 11SeeJHP. 5 layers penetrated 357 Maygnum Revolver” 125er UP 158gr ISP 7 layers penetrated 1 layers penetrated 1357 Magnum Ci 125gr JHP pulled layers thro shell, 2" into pheike book 1s8gr ISP complete penetration, cl separated, core pulled ands of kevlar and 3" into phone book: SACP 5 230)g¢ FMI-RN bounced off 2OW)ge JHP 4 layers penetrated 12 GAUGE, 20" 00 BUCKSHOT. Some pellets penetrated 3,4 and S layers, two penetrated Gand one 7. ‘Thisisaselose asi can tell fromthe mess it made of the inapact are: Phone book was shredded for deep & 6" in diameter, QUCH! panding bullets tended to expand in the first and second layers, spreading their impact overa larger area of the remaining layers, ‘The third or fourth layer stopped them in a THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 Wy cases, This doesn't mean four layers would have been. ‘enough. Many rounds which were stopped in the sixth layer of the twelve layer sections, did penetratc the six layer collar section, Fill jacketed bullets were deformed as if they had been fired into a hard target. In most cases the FMJ bullets pen- ssiraled more than the hollow points, Longer barrelsandhigher velo cant improvement in penetration for the 22 LR cartridge in this vest. The higher velocity caused the bullets to expand more, spreading iheirimpactoveran LR fired fromariftepenctratedthe sixta id not have much energy left aller that various .221r ee mg fired from rifle S The 22 Magnum fired from a rifle might penetrate this vest ifthe bullet is considerably heuer thn the bullet used in the22R_Idoait think the soft bullet used inthe.2? LR could be forced through all twelve layers at any velocity, it would disintegrate first The Winchester Silvertip has proven to be the most effectivestoppe iepand.380acp.In.38Speciel,thetwo mos effective loads on the street have been the 158gr +P lead hollow point and the +P 125gr Nyckd hollow point, None of these wouldeven penetrate thesix layer callarof this Mak vest, Whileno 38 special ammunition penetrated the vest, the ¢ High Impact came close. It diet more damage to the stand phone book than the 357 Magnum froma” bam This ammunition comes from a small company (Kinetie PO Box 765, Tavernier, FL 33070) and the manufacturer statesit ‘will penetratea type IIA vest. Unlike many “armor piere bullctsitisaleadalloy. soit islegal. [don't know whyit works, but i€ does. The two slage bullet is patented and somehow provides both penetration and expansion, Get yours now, belore they're banned, ‘Smm automiatics are becoming more common, AL least on TV, but this vest performed quite well against the Smm Ki - 38 SpeciataP 4 158 gr swe~hp »357 Magnum 4” 125 gr JHPTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 28 ‘THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 ‘THE MECHANICAL PACKAGE MAGAZINE Army Type Air Pistol Easy to Build os ipeorenc Ceaai Byth outlined with Be #44" strap soa | Outside cover Ye braksa——" ) een Reor sight: brass “tube. Outside cover Pattern Scale in mehes molS To Bobbue Built of tubing and odds and ends of strap motal, this air pistol will bo found to bs quite powerful. Ono was ‘actually built st tho Packmag Experiment Station a pictured and gave good tosults, Gun is muzzle lording. RIOUSLY susp a it are the shooting, designed hi The thing is thrown together with a sol- e sketch shy for the gun came to Slide Rule addressed to him, cer to the editors, we quote As may be seen the barrel to the script: It works. When I saw the idea and the ske of 8 om neter brass. A 3/16” bale clamps abbit seat ia the breech far ra Amstus forwarded the Stati shot when jammed, said it ought to make a gaod bun RB tube will have to be hand picked, that big jack bits the neighbor- and ought ta be hard brass, just big enov ng Bar-Cirele Bar-Circle Bar- cle cabbage patch, He's der the FE nights, and I le Bar-Cir- to swallow 2 BB 1 thumping aro ‘ Sta. shack a lord d to get «trouble or fricti is to the shot 5. ver definitely standard.THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 COMPRESSED AIR PISTOL ‘The pump barrel and the tank or concus- reservoir for storing air, are of brass tube. se stif springs for the valves, and cover them with oily leather, powading therm to x seat. Outside cover pattern” and trigger fram are of sheet metal. ‘The stock is of walnut screwed to an outlined butt made of 36” by 1/16" strap iron. ABB is rammed down, eight or ten good strokes taken, and the gun ean then be shot. Muzzle velocity is controlled by the number of pump steokes, Shoot at a pine board to test the pistols If a BB sticks in this board at 25 fect you have plenty of power for target shooting and for bringing down small game like Slide Rule's jackrabbit, ‘This will be found a practical and useful ligtle weapon if carefully made. A relief valve can be fitted limiting its power for use in the aids of the youngsters. PARACHUTE PROJECTILE. toy comprises a sphere in uo, parts hinges! together amd containing a miniature parachute, trapeze with figure of a man attached. A. string is fastened to ‘one of the halves of the sphere and wound Pargenote Bom. about it several times. The other end of the steing is fastened to a small weight The sphere is red from a mortar, and when high in a unwinds, allowing the ball to open and release the contents, THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 NIGHT VOLCANO IR OPERATION. Take ordinacy black powder, place it in a dish (nuust not be a metal one) anid pour ust enough orpentine to form a dough when it is mixed. A soft pine stick of clean, new lumber free from grit, oF a gece branch should be used to stir the mass gently. When mixed take about as imc of the powder as will fill a teacup and with the hands compress i ard mould to a peint at the top, the sides. sloping shout equally all around. fa the top insest some dry twisted paper extending about two inches above the voleano. Cover the cutside of the mountain with a coating of loin stiff elay (not mud) leaving an opene ing one-half inch across for the crater. ‘Through this the paper extends. Light the paper with a tore and the result is a shower of beautiful sparks playing like a foaniain. A yoleano four inches high should turn one minute of more, It is best displayed at night, although it makes an interesting day piece, Knock-Down Target Is Replaced From Shooting Posi in plac ing Fr So ht esto the target and ane for the base. Toles a punched in the end nnd side of the hase, ‘whieh js attached to the post Then a cord Ip fastened to the bolton af the crit weed forthe target sid un aif the base, tis riginal position by puting {When sel ting wp he forget, be suee thers a suitable backstop for the bullet or olher Inissile that fs fredTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Wal. 5 30 THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 ELECTRIC Cannon Uses No Gunporeder Faotane Seite gums senting 1 F beyond those moss all Is seom likely for the next war, ropulsion is su, the ireuited r Mu oa co Ri f al the Cavendist Uni- versity, igen pt the a Ls in they “exp produce 1) te Rapite i plishes Th. ashell by shoul pewerlul dyn mos for periods wf one one-undvedth of “uot aims ad permit their powerfule coils hertha swileh whieh und sniately the bolit of these experimenters are shurt duration, they could be employed te iupart their Lerrifile nergy to steel shells The time Hindl, whieh eainel execed one Iredth’ of a secon! the powerful is intposed be- would nie veailer Unant Mess isting in some of Ihe Hottest stirs would he praduced silent Wig tow To produce a masnetie gun iL will only be ave series of powerful cals wilh Each coil will hay shell advaned ally energia tlhe Line We end of the barrel i will Lained a speed far i excess of the sp Hainable wilh even the absence of inter may be mule af or ‘of purely ao “ 1 trout the breech iar the tion,THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 31 THE FOUR WINDS SHOTGUN by Kurt Saxon ‘This is the simplest, safest, cheapest 12 gauge shotgun ever devised. Il was used in (he Philippines against the Japanese and was known as the "Slam- Bang." Anyone can get the parts and make il in a couple of hours. If used outside the home if can be disassembled inseconds. its parts thrown In every direction, hence the name, "Four Winds.” It can be fired several times a minute and has amoderate kick. Loaded, it weighs about 2 1/4 pounds. Basie cost, under $5.00. ILis made of common, galvanized plumbing pipe, bought from any large hardware store, plumbing supply oreven junkyard. To make it youneeda 1 intel cap. 6 inches of 1 inch pipe, threacled on one end and 10 inches of 3/4 inh pipe, Then you need a | ineh dowel, a No. 16 nail, a 1 1/8 inch circle of thin cardboard and some eluct tape. Gun with safety tape. Shells. Primer section. Tools and various items you need are a metal cutting hacksaw, a sheet of coarse emery cloth. and some Super-Glu Gel. all gotteniat any hardwarestore, cheaply. First buy a foot of 3/4 inch pipe. Iyou buy only a fool you should cut the two extra inches off, yourseli. It takes only about five mimules per cut Having them cut costs 75¢ per cut. 1 Ineh dower Thin gardboara THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 “hen buy 6 inches of 1 inch pipe. If'il is serap pipe it may already be threaded. If'not, have them thread It. but only at one end. Then buy a 1 inch pipe cap. There’s no reason anyone should suspect you of anything, even ifyou buy everything at one hardware store, allhough you might buy the 3/4 incit pipe al another store. But ifyou should buy even four feet of 3/4 inch pipe, four caps and have four 6 inch lengths. of 1 inch pipe cut and threaded and the clerk should, ask what it was for, you might (ell him your brother- in-law is making some sort of metal table. IC the pipes are cut for you, make sure they are reared at the cuts. Othenwise there will bea heavy lip at the cut, which doesn’t happen when cut with a hacksaw. You can get this lip off with a rounded file or just cut 1/16 off with your hacksaw. You don't want a deep ream at the shell end. The 12 gauge lip should rest on the natural lip of the 3/4 inch pipe. Otherwise it might sink into the reamed portion and be a little harder to get out alter being fired. When you have the (ve pipes of proper lengths, insert the 3/4 into the 1 inch pipe. It will probably stick. You want il to slide through every Ue with no sticking or slowing, For this you need to make your own reamer. Cul 7or 8 inches fromyour 1 inch dowel. Thencut a piece 5 x 3 1/16 inches from the sheet of emery cloth, ‘The 1 inch dowel I bought was actually 15/16 of an inch thick and my 1 inch pipe had an inside diameter of 1 1/16 inches. When you buy your dowel take the G inch pipe and make sure the dowel goes in. with some space Lo spare. If tie dowel its exactly. it's too big and you'll have to choose the next size down. Regardless, wrap the emery cloth around the dowel and mark it where il meets. Then cut off about 5 inches. Next, lake the Super-Gluc Gel and quickly squeeze a line down the length of the emery cloth. Quickly put the emery cloth along one end of the doweland press evenly, Use gloves, as any gluconthe fingers will make them stick. After about 30 seconds the cloth will be stuck tight and you ean wrap it around until it meets, Then quickly squeeze another line of glue down the unglued side and press it up against the other side. You might quickly put several large rubber bands the length of the emery cloth to make it set evenly. Now you have a reamer without peer. Just rub it in and out of the 1 inch pipe along the sides a fewTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 32 times to get rid of any burrs or uneven areas. Try the 3/4 pipe and if it wor't fall through without slowing, do il again until you have it fail-safe. Ifthe fault is with the 3/4 ich pipe, a few good rubs with the emery cloth on the dowelon any oulside protruberances will even it off. When it's done its job the reamer makes a dandy knife sharpener. Put il in your kitchen drawer. A couple of swipes down each side of the blade will keep ‘your kitchen knives as good as new. When you have the 1 inch pipe properly reamed, you make the hammer. First cut a half inch plece of the dowel. Choose a drill the same widihas the No. 16 nail and drill a hole through the exact center of the dowel piece. 3/4 Inch pipe. 1 inch pipe. Reamer. 1 inch dowel. Hanmer. Cardboard. Cap. With your hacksaw, cut the nail 5/8 ef an inch past the head. Thenéuta 11/8 inch wide cirele of thin cardboard and with the nail paint. punch a hole in its middle. Push the nail section through tle dowel hole and push the cardboard over its end with the rough side on top. Then push the hammer uni into the cap, cardboardside up. The cardboard is lo keep the dowel and hammer in the cap, When you've fired it, if you {eel the need to disassemble. just pick the unit out by the nail with your fingernails and flick it away. Screw the cap on, put a 12 gauge shell in the 3/ 4 inch pipe, put {he 3/4 inch pipe in the 1 inch pipe and i's ready to fire. Well, not quite ready, maybe. If you load i{ in your car and put il under your seat or load it inyourhome and put it near the door, fine. But iFyou're doing to carry it around before using it. you need (o make it fail-safe. First, cut a plece of Scotch Tape a little over 11/ 2 inches down the middle. Take one half and put it across the middle of the shell over the primer and down both sides of the pipe. This will keep the shell THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 from sliding out of the pipe when it's pulled out preparatory to firing. Next you have to make sure it doesn't go off if you drop it. To make it fail-safe fora klutz, cul four inches ofduct tape. Then fold one inch onto the tape tomake a finger hold, Next, pull out the 3/4 inch pipe so the un is 12 inches Jong, Then put the tape over where the two pipes meet and press it down firmly. This doesn't go all around but it doesn’t need to. Theld it 6 feet off the floor and dropped il and it held. When ready to fire, just grasp the folded over section and pull it off. Less than a second. Tll bet while reading this you've been worrying about testing the gun, And testing Is critical. You should never make a weapon and expect to test it when the Lime comes. Anyhow, testing this, or any other improvised firearm can be done safely and simply, You just eut through theshell, past the metal part with your hacksaw. Then pick out the wadding over the powder and pour it out. Next you put the primer part in the 3/4 inch pipe and put that in the 1 inch pipe. ‘Then rest ils mouth on a pillow and slam it home. There will be a pop that may be heard across the room, but not through the walls. Ifit's a regular bullel you're making a test with, just pull out the bullet and pour out the powder. ‘There's no need for noise or danger. Sohere’sa weapon, handy.concezlable, devastat- ing. In the event that you should use it in a semi- public place and might be caught with it, get rid of it immediately after firing. First take out the 3/4 inch pipe. strip off the Scotch tape and throw the pipe and shell in epposile directions. Then unscrew the cap and {oss the 6 inch pipe. Now pick out the hammer unit and throw it and the cap in opposite directions. Follow this drill a few times and you can do it in five seconds, Then go on about your business. Ifyou should be found at the scene after you've disposed of the weapon, just say it was a drive-by shooting. There is no possibility thal anyone would look for, find, or connect the loose parts to any shooting. There are no ballistics or powder residue on the hands, as with a revolver, If used to defend your home, the disassembled parts spread around your home would not be noted. No weapon, no charge. Just in case you recently came here from the moon, ownership of this weapon is illegal. But having the various components spread around your home. ready lo be pul together when the time comes. is not actionable. Also, i's better to be judged by 12 (han carried by 6. When choosing a box of shotgun shells at a gun show. sporling goods store or Wal-Mart. you have a cholce of several lengths of shell and loads. The mostTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 common is 2 8/4 inches long. Commion lethal buck- shol loadsare: 00 32 caliber, 9 inthe 23/4 inch, 15 in the 3 inch, and 18 in the 3 1/2 inch. Buckshot 0= 30 caliber, 12 in the 2 3/4 inch. For the No. 1 buckshot. which I think has .22 caliber pellets is 16 in the 2 3/4 inch I would choose the 2 3/4 inch shell with 12 .30 caliber pellets, but any of tHe above would be fantas- tic. This isa close-up weapon, but then again, has a hell of a spread, due to the shortness of the barrel. One shot toward several opponents would be better than any semt-automatic. A"POTASH VOLCANO" How you can make Popular Mechanics, June 1902 Shooting forth flames and spouti 5} astiesand lavathe “Potash Volcano," isa ature likeness of the great Mont Pelee oyed St, Picre. Potash Votcano,’ firecracker, Iisthconly toy volcano that «will emit fava which flows down its side wwalistic streams. volcano build a mound of sand about one foot high, Dig a hole in the top 5 inches deep and 1-142 inches in diameter. Roll upa piece of sf paper to form acylinder and plaice itinthe hole making the paper form the wallof the hole, Also place ‘piece of stiff paperat the bottom of the hole. Make the paper hide the ground in all parts of the hole so.as to keep away the moisture ofthe ground. Now your vol built. “The wext is 40 load it ‘You are supposed to have al your side 10g worth of potash, which may be boughtatany drug siene. Besure totell the cnuggist the purpose for which itis wanted as there are numerous kinds of potash that will not do (i potash is unavailable uy saltpeier. Mix your potash with an equal amount of sugar. Nov itis ready to be utinto the hole, But first agrange the fuse by which the volcano is tobe lighted. For this firecracker stem willdo, but youmay make abelter fuse yourself by ssue paper. Place one endof the fuse downin thehole leaving the other end esting onthe side of the voleano. Now place the mixture of potash and sugar in thehole. On top of this place a layer of pure potash unmixed with ithe fuse and the smoke an sand upward, ‘Then follows a flame lasting forabout a ‘niniuig andl the lava pours down the sides of the mound. Popular Mechanics Narch 15, 1902 WORLD IS GOING CRAZY, SAYS DR. HOYT. Pretent Rate of y Gives Cause for Insanity and Cri Aum. De, Benjamin Ro Heyt of Detroit has figured oat that the 33 THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 swerlil will be tad within thece centiice at the prescat este ‘of increase of insanity. He says ‘During the past fifty years the mumber af i and foole hae inereseed soo per cent, During the last decade the increase of population hae bee 30 per cent, icrease in the defective classes has een a the apparent ile more than The United States censats af 1890 showed the total number ‘of persouis in prisons to bie 82,329; number in juvenile reforma- houses, 73.045: inmates of henevo- 9002 amber of fasane. robes. Total +f belonging to defeetive clasees, 40645. “In 1850 one person in every 3509 was a criminal, In 1890 there wae one criminal for every 786 of population, an increase lof 445 per ecnt, while the population increased only 170 per cent “We are rushing toward an abyss that will engulf the world unless cometh mie to check immorality and neglect of the Ins of at Keroury Fulminate 1. 100 grains of Hereury is dissolved in 1} dxans of Nitric Acid (1.3 specific gravity) and ellowet to sit for 30 Solution £¢ eoolel and added to 2 07 of alechol Ce: 3s appliel unli21 effervescense is startel - do in after dissolving sp grav) im a glass vessel. A little heat not apply nore than is neeied, Allow the reaction to contin to conpletion tool the reacted product, filter ont the crystals: that fern and ash at once with va! 1c ani allow to dry at voon temp or in the shale in cuner. NOP allow these crystals to get any nore than aan everything & eve: keep avay from oduced in the Funes reaction are very toxic and Elan ‘This process should produce a product that is slighly gray wilh a possible yellow Uint in a erystal fom. These crystals may be crushed whil wet if neal be but VEY GAREFULY and slowely - with no impact. Product is best Af mixe! with 20% Totassun Chlorate lo produce nore heat on detonation ant as such tecones a better cap to set off sone of the harder main explestves with mare authority- This mix can le pressed into the container at amx 23,000 yei. A standard fuse wiL1 make this go as well a5 a hot wive, but it aleo eeend to be nore: stable uhen nate up in this maner. & 308 rifle caseing xorkel very well when ever it vas tested even on the “Difficult List types".THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 34 THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. § Electric Pistol Fired by a Small Dry Batt (rie firearms may displace the pres- ent-day rille and revolver just_as they moded the old flinflock gun, Dr. G. W. Thiessen of Monmouth eollege has Joped a target pistal whose 22-calil vad one-half volt 1s, extractors, ej nd paper used for shells are climin h burn completely iessen believes gun= ted by a belter ex= a. His lo fire the eh the trigger pull. POPULAR MECICAN IES tate August, 1940 ae Modern Mechanix January, 1934 Soldering Black Resists Heat and Acid BAL for Soldering is this lillle plaster of Pari our warkhench free fi Consulti how the f very deep, i or quick ¥ job Unal ch.THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 35 ROMAN G.i. ‘THE COMPACT, CONTROLLED, Ey MOST EFFECTIVE COMBAT SOLDIER. Hf any combat soldier was ‘gov. ernment issue’, it was the Roman legionary. He fought, marched, bled and died on command. He con formed to the military mold for twenty-five years of his life and did so for a good reason, He was the best. The Roman legionary literally didn’t need good officers, He fought in essentially the same way for over three hundred years. He could make the weakest of the emperar’s favorites look good as an officer and just. how he did it is one of the most fascinating explorations in combat history. In the year One A.D., war was a close, mean, desperate, slow and painful hand-to-hand strugale. De feat or victory, life and death, were [AN WORLD OF HISTORY'S BY JAMES SILKE measured in seconds and inches. The legates (generals) and their slaffs of tribunes (officers) were all born to wealth and command. War, for them, was a temporary and often quick means to a stic- cessful political or financial future. The officers measured war in loose terms of borders, provinces. and prestige, but for the Roman Gil, it was far more precise. The legion. ary wanted the enemy close enough to destroy, but not so close that he would slip in his sweat or be momentarily blinded by his spurt ing blood. An inch or a second lit. erally made the difference between the welcome jar of a bone crush ing, life ending, sword thrust and the flashing pain of the legis d THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 ary's first. and fatal mistake. While the legates and tribunes rode on proud chargers over the world they ruled, few ignored the fact that the legionary made it pos. sible. The maps of England, Gaul, Spain, Africa, Greece, Egypt, Judea and the Near East were remade by the men who marched rather than rode. The great Roman military ge- RANIC AND PAY CHART (Eatly Empire) Geary wanes) ceNTURIONS ‘rinus Plus, senior centurion of the Fist Cofrt 15,000 denarii $1,200 Primi Ordines, centuions of the fit eohert "7,500 denarii 600 Ordines, serituiions of cohorts feo though fen..3790 denaiii_—_ 300 Al centutons ‘weve further graded 9s ASTALI (youngest, PRINCIPES unin) and FILA (eenier or oldest) centens oPTiONES: Understudies of the centurions, Appar fenly there was one for each centvr ‘Thek pay is estimated: af 1,800 dena, but ranged widely from, ‘cohort one hrouehy ten and from job to jt, LEGIONAIRES. Praetorian, honor guatd of the fempetar stationed in Rome 750 éenaili 60 ‘Memibers of the Fst Cohort 450 deal 36 Monbers of Cohorts. tuo Through ten 225 dena 18 ADDITIGHAL BENEFITS ‘Augustus gave his legions gratuities of ‘2300, 500 and 250 dona on exparate oiesint. ther empeters eve sir Oa disch (00 den of land peDUCTIONS Compulzsry foane of one half of all gta luilies and pay were taken by the stale fo pay for Bedding, boot and strap, the haal camp diene? snd, most impaltent, food and te huiel society. each veteran seceived 12. ‘and in! many cases 2 plat uses, ius Caesar, Pompey and Caesar Augustus, shaped and reshaped their military tactics and organizations to support and sustain the men who risked their lives in the narrow, fragile li itations of combat THE LEGION The Republic of Rome was founded in 509 BC and the army during that time was formed into legions with the tactical unit being the maniple of approximately 120 men, The maniple, however, was both too small and too large. Teo small {o withstand barbaric hordesTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 which infiltrated the gaps between the maniples and too large for one man to properly command. The le- gion was reorganized, probably un- der Marius in approximately 112 BC, into a cohort structure of 600 men. The cohart was made up of six centuries for smaller tactical ‘operations and for the sake of ef. jent command. For administra. tive details, the maniple, now of lwo centuries, was maintained, but the century was the essential com. bat unit. Much like the platoon of today, ils strength varied from the 109, for which it was named, to around 60. This size unit has proved to be the most effective combat strength for various suc- cessful armies throughout history. ‘One man can command it with max: imum effect if he is able, The Roman generals after Marius all put their personal and national am: bitions into the hands of the men who commanded the centuries. From the beginning of the Empire in 27 BC up the closing years in 395 AD those centurions led the Roman Legions and formed their ‘own distinct structure for a truly GL army, ORGANIZATION The Roman Army was. essen- ally a non-commissioned organiza. tion, It's strength, its tactics, and its pride began with the Primus Pilus, the number one centurion of the First Cohort of each legion, and moved down to the raw re cruits, the seventeen year old! boys just beginning the first year of their twenty-five year hitch. This fact was so imbedded in the military system and the military system was so much a part of Roman life, that in time the Emperors would come from the ranks of the centurions. Each legion carried with it an Eagle (Aquila) and the Primus Pilus carried the eagle or had his un. derstudy, an Aquilifer, carry it ‘The Aquilifer came from the Op: tiones, the rank just below the cen turions. The Eagle itself was more than a symbol. A religfous cult, the ‘numen legionis’ was built around it, Every Roman G.l. believed in it and knew that the loss of the Eagle 36 THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 TOOLS | | i Fe fer re Sc, nam est mat WEAPONS meant the loss of the legion. Tor the legion to continue, for their lives to continue, the Eagle must be sustained, protected. Loss meant banishment and sometimes death by the hands of comrades in other legions, The ideal manpower of a legion and the varying ranks and pay of the non-commissioned officers who commanded them is shown in the accompaying chart, A century, how. ever, often didn't have its full com plement of men, and, just es the strength of ait army platoon in Viel. nam will change in combat on a minute by minute basis, so. did the century change during combat. The Roman Army organization presented opportunity for advance: ment to the G.1.8 who wanted and sought it. The Primus Pilus was equivalent to a U.S. Army Major. He was responsible for the tactics of the legion in combat and its con: duct in camp or on the march. The organziation made it possible for the best men to reach that rank in as few as nine promotions. And, he reached it because of experi- ence and success in military com- bat. For the ‘ranker,’ and most Roman G.ls were that, it took as many as fifty-nine promotions to move to the rank of Primus Pilus and most never made it. Promo: tions were made from Cohort to Cohort and the quality of the cen. turions and the men got beiter and beller moving from Cohort Ten to Cohort One. The Roman always knew whereTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 37 THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 HELMETS TEENS Aa smaller eatapuita in the museum of Besancon. The Romans possessed the at of making 1ope skein of hair and gut which, when wound light and suddenly releated, throw the Stones and javelins upwards of 600 yards. The ait was lst and Medieval warios used e ceunler posed weight system with hall the range. he Oasger thtew large stoves. HEAVY WEAPONS the best men were and designed their method of attack to take ad- vantage of them. TACTICS The Romans took the close, mean, desperate, style of warfare of their time and made it closer, meaner and gave the desperation method and precision. And, they did it expertly, For over three hundred years there wasn’t much of a con. test. Roman G.ls moved like tight ends or pulling guards on a pro: fessional football team. They were big, rough, quick, sometimes awl ward, explosive and, when required, slow and painful. They moved into and over the enemy, not around it, and they came in waves or platoons. It was like the Green Bay Packers against East Tulare High, Meticulous attention was given to each delail . . . to the seconds and inches. The pattern of attack was fixed and remained for three cen turies. Little was left to. chance. The Roman G.l. was equipped like a small fort. He was part of a unit of one hundred that was de- signed to fight like @ single indi- vidual and they were, in fact, sc- lually linked together on occasionTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 38 ORGANIZATION OF THE LEGION ‘LEGION; consisted of 6000 men when at fapacity stienglh, but’ ranged in actual streneth fram 3,000 to 6,000. COHORT, there wete ten cohorts to a te sion with each consisting of 600 men. The ‘quality of men tanged. fiom cahat” one (the best and most experienced) to cofert tea, (aw recruits). In combat, the coort ‘yas dawn. up in cartes two deep and twee across. Centurions were” designated Dior (ron!) and posterior (tea. MANUPLE, thoie wote three maniples to ‘each coliout and each contained 200. men. ‘he maciple under the eanly empire was siiciy an administialve division end hed ‘no actical purpose. CENTURY: there wete. 6D centuries to 2 Tegion, 6 to exery eahert and 2 to every marine, Each eonsitod of 100 en ANTESIGHAT: 2 pcked squad, lightly ‘equipped, whieh wat ehosan by the Primve Filus fram the front line af the First eahosl fee scouting duty CAVALRY: there were 120 hosse seldieis to very legion which were used primal for Scouting. and dispatches, As 2 eavalryman od to supply his enn hose, the heise ilies: come, from the ranks’ of the Ro: i ‘and economic oF ass. AUXILLARY; the Roman policy was to dion fupernumetsy teoaps Trem the native. neo ples. thay conquoved. The sltengih of the Builaries ltached to each Tegion ‘asied ‘vith fis cuties, Iorales ond needs. Caesar Tad with him Galerie singers, Cretan arc fe and Rumidians. eter singers and Stone thiowars were almost invatably Tet fanded s¢ the Roman hed ills use fot southpans. by their shields. But the Roman G.l. was also designed individually Weight, speed, protection and strik ing power were the primary factors in his design. The illustrations in cluded here shaw just what he wore and what he looked like. It is ob vious he carried in excess of eighty pounds into combat and, naturally, he tired quickly. The Romans were a patient, a stable people. They could wait for the right conditians and did, Avoid ing the danger of fatiguing their men, the Primus Pilus only gave the order to attack al precisely the correct moment. If the enemy was in a defensive position, the trum: pels sounded when the front (prior) ranks were exactly 360 feet away. if the enemy was advancing, the attack signal was given when there was 750 feet between the front rank and the enemy. In both cases, the distance to be covered by the charg. ing Roman G.Ls was the same. The distance of 360 feet was selected after careful experimenting as to just what distance allowed the le- gionary to attack at his most effec. tive condition, Due to the weight he carried and due to the fact that he fought as hard as he could every mament in combat, the peak effective length ‘of combat time was measured at fifteen minutes. Afl combat tactics were based on that fact. The six centuries of each cohort came in six waves of between sixty and one hundred men, Each wave fought {if teen minutes and rested for seven. ty-five. Almost daily practice was given to making the maneuver of re: placing an entire century in the middle of combat. With fresh troops arriving every fifleen minutes, the pressure could be kept on the ene: my for a total of ten and one half THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 hours. lt was more than enough. When the correct distance of 360 feet was reached, the front rank Cohorts (1, 2, 3, and 4; see illustration) moved quickly forward to within. 200 feet. At that point, the first two rows tam at the front rank of the enemy with their jave: Tins ¢pilum) in throwing position. Just before closing with the enemy, they threw their javelins at the front rank, drew their short swords and hit hard, jabbing and hacking. ‘As the front rows hit the enemy, the next three rows had moved up and were hurling their javelins at the rear of the enemy to create confusion and to make it difficult and dangerous for them to bring up reserves. These three rows then im: mediately hit the front rank of the enemy choosing either to support their comrades in trouble or add:THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 39 ener 10 WW RRR Ag PHS RK HRA ays ALACRA sna ee ave up at waited for thee ve Them fata the cool, ing to the weight of impact where they were gaining an aclvantage. Simultaneously the second rank (posterior) of Cohorts 1, 2, 3, and 4 advanced one-third of the dis. tance te the enemy and took posi tions to cover emergencies and to take advantage of success. If the first or second altack seemed to promise success, Co horts 5, G and 7 rushed into com: bat hurling their javelins at the enemy's rear ranks and pressing hard into the weak areas. The remaining three Cohorls, 8, 9 and 10 were held im reserve, in case the enemy rallied or in case they were faking retreat and drawing the legian into a trap, The Romans went about their warring systematically, carefully and ina manner that indicated they never had a hope, a thought, or a desire for it to end, For the G.l. serving twenty-five years, and in THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 many cases more, it simply never did end. It was his way of life, his children could follow and for the most part, did. Gombat certainly Drought the fear of death, but the legionary had other problems he often considered more important and many that were more constant. WEAPONS Weapons were a primary con- cern. The Gil. had to supply his own on entering the service, but the opportunistic centurion no doubt made it possible for the raw recruit to oblain weapons at the standard unreasonable loan rate if a civilian speculator hadn't done so. Maintenance of the weapons, however, was a government res: ponsibility and armourers were de- signated for each cohort. The offen- sive weapons consisted of a pilum PRIMUS PILUSTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 ds were con the Principia, the aad on which the generals" fens were raised Hole tent webbing {0 secue cloth tent hoods Plan of 2 Romon Camp fot to legions. A LEGION’S CARPTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 Sh EXECUTION “4 or a lancea, both were throwing spears, javelins, with the pilum_be- ig the heavier of the two. The gladius, or Spanish short snord, was the principal weapon. Its short length is a clear indication of just how close the legionary got to the enemy before he was able to des. troy him, The pugio, dagger, was more of a toal than a weapon, but was no doubt put to use by the G.l. when it served him to use it against the enemy. The seutum, shield, was also considered a weapon be- cause of the manner in which the Romans altacked and its edges found their way into many a Celtic, German and Parthian ribcage and groin, The pilum is of particular inter. est as it shows how the Romans slowly and carefully developed their weapons. Over a period of 100 years the pilum’s construction changed from being made by sim: ply driving the shank into the handle to having the shank driven into the handle aiid then attached by metal rivets, It further changed when one of the rivets was made of wood so that the handle of the pilum would break off after mak. @ impact with an enemy shield and make it impossible for the enemy to reuse the pilum. Yet an other perfection was made at a later date, The metal beneath the point Was. left untempered so that the impact of the pilum on an enemy shield bent the iron and made it impossible for him ta draw the spear from his shield and thus hampered his movement. BURIAL Scholars often comment that the Romans had a great fear of being forgotten and buill monuments, left inscriptions and fashioned gilded graves to perpetuate their memory. Most of these efforts, however, per- tain to the wealthy Senatorial class, the officer class. The G.l,, how ever, had the same feelings and beliefs as his leaders. The impulse to be remembered went far deeper than individual pride. The one thing the Roman G.l. wanted most from the army, was a proper burial. He was guaranteed THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 that and a stoppage in his pay was automatically taken for the ‘sol dier's burial club" (ad signa). These burial clubs were more than travel- ing morturaries. They were a reli gious unit and in time became the Political structures around which discharged legionaires gained civil sontrol in the many provinces they settled for the empire. The fear of not being buried was nearly five hundred years old by One A.D. It began with a strange and still obscure Etruscan belief that found its ritual in the family structure, The priests of the reli: gion were the living male leaders of the Etruscan households. The religion was perpetuated by the worship of the deceased who were buried on the home plat, Improper burial, burial in other’ than the homeptot and improper worship of the dead caused the deceased to travel in torment through the ‘shades," a nether world no one has properly defined. The Etruscan influence pervaded the Roman reli- gion and, with time and change, the worship of the dead male mem. bers of the household became the worship of the dead members of the tribe and eventually the dead citizens of Rome. Every aspect of Roman life, in fact, was built and developed with the idea of preserv- ing what was, of maintaing the Roman order rather than planting the Roman order. Even the empire grew and spread with this idea. Wars were fought to protect the borders of Rome rather than to spread its influence much in the same spirit as the United States is at war in Vietnam. For the Roman Gl, however, it it was not a philosophy he un- derstood, bul 2 practice, a fear and a necessily, CULTS In addition to the worship of Rome and the Pantheon Gods, the legionary indulged in end welcomed other religions and practices. It was a lime when the wisest of men would examine the bloody entrails and bones of a freshly slaughtered bull in order to determine whether or not to make war, marry, buy 2THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5. 42 new slave oF body lotion. Flights of birds were also studied in detail and intricate charts were made and examined to determine whether or nat the Senate should meet, The Gl. adopted all the bastardized ver- sions of such beliefs. His was a gutter religion and he practiced it with the same enthusiasm and dil: gence the China Marine gave to his gambling and liquor WOMEN Foreig# lands and foreign women introduced most of the new beliefs and new practices to the men of the legions and provided the few crea live comforts the Roman G.l. had. The legions were usually located in the same general geographic areas during the lifetime of a soldier and most eventually set- tled where they had served. The women, more available than attrac tive, found their way into the camps and forts and eventually into the beds and lives of the men. A le- gionary was a good catch, for, while he was not allowed to marr the offspring of his illegal marriage were offered Roman citizenship upon enlisting in the army. Roman citizenship meant success in the Roman world and for the less am- bilious woman, the fact that the GL. got a salary, when 999 of the working class didn’t, was enough inducement to make herself avail- able. The option was slavery or starvation, SECURITY In addition to the army offering a tomb and honorable burial, the G.I. was made secure in many other ways. Most of the legionaires were, naturally, rankers, men designed by the gods lo do little more tha Tow and survive. The army offered, as it does now, a relief from the responsibilities of existence. The pay was good, there was. medical help available to cure with hot iron or emetics the humors that prowled the body after being stricken by a foul weapon or a fouler woman, Food was bought with stoppages in his pay and consisted of soup, bread, vegetables, lard, vinegar mixed with water, in the East olive il, and on occasion, wine. Beef was seldom found on a legionary’s knife, but fowl and pork were his when he could catch it. DUTIES During periods when there was no combat, and there were all too many for the G.t. bent on adventure and booty, the legions were set to building roads, aqueducts, citie arenas and bridges. That many still stand testifies to how carefully they were built and to the philoso- phy of preserving ad maintaining Rome rather than dominating the world, Besides duly in combat, there were the normal, easy details; or- derly room clerks and sergeants; the Aqulifers who carried the Eagles in and out of combat: Signifiers who. carried the emblems of the Maniples; Optios who took com: mand when the centurion was gon Tesserarius wha received the watch: word and trumpeleers, buglers, armourer-sergeants, doctors and vets, pickets, baggage details, those n charge of letting land to vet erans of their century, and mem- bers of various tribunes’ staffs. PUNISHMENT n, cohort or century de- ied or was insubordin- matio), which meant that every tenth man was beaten or stoned to death by his comrades. This sel: dom happened under the empire, but it indicates that the Roman G. was an integral part of a unit, if his partners failed, he failed, and every Gil. knew it, ‘COMRADESHIP Although it is not written down anywhere, perhaps the one aspect of Roman military life which was most vital was the relationship of each man for those on either side of him. Roman historians, all who came from the Senatorial class which was the only class taught how to read and write, only write of what the officers meant to each other. Anyone who ever went on patrol other men, or played any kind of ball on a team, knows THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol, 5 how vital it is to have the best, the roughest, the toughest, the bravest of men on either flank, There was a man six feet to either side and one six feet to the rear of every Roman G.I. All were equipped with the best weapons, food, pay, fortifications, ordnance, transport, armor and tactics of their time. It is only logical that the men were also the best and if they weren't, were discarded long before 2 century of one hundred went into combat. It was better to go with ninety-nine, or for that matter sixty men, than to go with cowards. It was, in fact a necessity and it was inevitable that deep, strong relationships were made and kept. Certainly corruption, stupid an. ger and pain were part of Roman camp life, The centurions, at least many of them, could be bought off and light duly obtained. As with all armies, the dreamers and the sen- silive got the worst of it and a good woman, even a slightly reasonable woman, was feir game for your best friend, There was laughter, death, murder, good times and hatred in the camps of the legions. The camps were rich with the best and worst of life, but in the field of combat, only the best was accep! - able. For the Roman GL, anything less was not government issue. NEW GANGSTER WEAPON FITS PALM OF HAND Popular Science Monthly = September 1933, A minv but deadly automati found by Federal men in a thug's posses- sion, bears witness to the ingenuity of gang Hand's inventors. Squeezing the gun in the palm of the end depresses a trigger bar, and the gua fires through a barrel between two finger loops. The ‘weapon also serves the purpose of brass KnucklesTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 43 THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 Custom-Make Your HUNTING KNIFE eull (ps afield, Ia often discard other less essen intin favor of the all-purpose hunt- An experienced earper alone in ‘ould gather lose his tent than fe in his belt sheath, He can net a howl the former; the latter is indispensable, ‘Although knifesmiths usually select Swedlish steels because of their stalsili tremely fine grain, for the a reasonals Targe mill fi vial is a bett uniform so ily the g tool steel, as it ssponse to teinpering and a more idness of structure than does file, tial steps workshop of We fesmith who began ma wy and now is in the bu Forging therm in amin the finest made, In the photo above Randall-inade knives are shown in stylesTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 44 THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 Titexvte oR 1201 — waste asks cu row SOXe teAIIE® fiat tor, rece envy sensu all purposes. y of the three e, the blank lang to see ground (o form the and to shotalder the offsets for 1 file ig used, il ordinarily is annealed be- grinding. Then the rough is heated to N's forge (he: the Monk on « coor emery nag on comnse wh ing Glade on licked cath pene the lef The edge bevels are round to form a6 tow by quires Blade ing heavy leather loves to pr is hamds fram injury. He also wears spe tones. Next the blule is hardened by heating it sstainly in tem= cil, On some steels it to repe Infernal stresses, Use low he ise iat“ Ha MUNTER’S KNIFE TROUT AND BIRD KNIFETHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 tempered the blade appears a stuaw-bluc color and ean be cut with a file. From this point on, special eave must be used to avoid drawing’ the temper. True the bevels by slow, gvinding on a mediunvfine wheel, checking the results continually by eye uli! all surfaces of the blade show a tu i reflection wher view oblique ht. Befare honing and bulfing, the reflee- be vather dull, but they will ‘you to spot frvegular ities in the sur- While grinding the blade to final con. four, trie up the tang and fit the Bilt aud butt piece. Th the bnives pictured and de {the hilt ig of brass and the butt piece ‘The Bilt is filed ta the rough ‘lding to the Lang. Final finishh- inglof the blade is done ona hone as in the lover righthand photo, and the five seratehes left by the final grinding are re- thoved by buffing on a stitched bufl the lower photo on the opposite pag buit should be charged. with polishing rouge of the type specified for steels ‘Although ivory, staghorn and even eer tain metals ave used for handles, ordinary fopurain cowhide ig recommended for hunting knives, The lower enter photo at right compares the rough with the fin fed Feather handle, Details below and on the opposite page give sizes of the Teath- f the latter are oval in at the conter holes are ‘the tang snugly. Five iecip. fiber squares in dhree colorsare fitted on the tang next ta the hilt Then follow with the leather disks and three or five Tiber squares. Cement each disk and square to the one preceding, ‘Then attach the butt piece firmly in place by pening the tana projection. Rough to size and shape with a coarse rasp as in the upper center photo at the sigh ish the hill aisd the entire handle with a medium emery wheel and ally bring to a high polish with stiteh cloth bull charged with polishing rouge. When buffing be careful not to heat the leather handle veduly. ‘The shape of the form that xe uel it rectangular fo he handle ig optional, Grind i to suits your finger grip. He] ae pe FDA 6 ©.8 Leste nans Tree Bel ee eee a fv Qe ee We ae | ae were If ox( ALL PURPOSE FIGHTING KNIFE THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 tempering process the Blade & heeted in en Ri pesiite lose contead of sential fe preper tempeting of steel Aeothés hand fond the Bilt roughed ot butt piece 10 coorse res sd'to the ewoah hed oll the rough end Haished how ning the Blade by hand on @ hone. Bote Ulode engleTHE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 Teach Soldiers 46 to Shoot Straight This, the Problem of Most Vital Importance, Says Col. W. P, Mall This article is from Popular Mechanics, Feb., 1904. When you can shoot a ri- fle as well as our soldiers did during the Spanish-American war, your unit can defend its territory from any aggressor, especially if the agressor is armed with modern semi-automatic weapons. Between the marksman and the “sprayer™ there is simply no contest. So get your Ml 30.06 Garand and practice to win. Ry Col, WPT ary estiblishn he very 1 he future of the niry seems to < which it Is ¢ {naval forces are condition mH fortify again ing putt successful defens pike to regular army: and om on Hnes to make them quickly @ any emergency and to give them efficiency on the field of battle, “The prob concentration of treops at cer on account of thet railr other wonderful carrying cap simple one, while (he field mneuy {ice marches and cimps of instruct! the valuable lessons required for the position and handling Inaction Inge the soldier how to shoot his arm: Dit what he shoots at With the long rams ce it becomes of more vital vigh power milly weapon now bn importance than ever before that the shoater should be a good marksman. If the all-round military eMelency he desig- vied by ten points, at least eight of them are excellence In marksmanship. In shooting a rifle at long range, If the shooter m the object he Intends to hit, the shot is genernily lost and he Js some thing like the quall shooter who fires at the flock when the covey gets up. ‘The value and limportance of high eM y rifle shooting on the field of hatte was never so forellly illustrated ag during the Santingo campaign. For eighteen years previous to this our tue army bad recelved an excellent and thor- ough (raining in target practice and was ag a class fine miltnry rifle shots, They hind been trained, wlih other things, to hoot at an object the alze of a man's head and shoulders hetween five and eix hundred yards, and many of them would bit, firing Tapldiy nine times out of ten. ‘Acting Adjutant General, U8. A. At & xo our troops marched over a open space from four to six hundred yards in well constructed rifle Is upon the other side; our loss was com- paratively small, and It Is acknowledged at our opponents were very poor shots, had reecived Iiftle or no training in rifle shooting. of our fine In conversuton wih a numb rifle shots who were in this campaign, 1 have gathered these facts, and one very sensible man remarked that if our men bad been in the trenches they could casily have destroyed ten times thelr number of an at- tacking force, ‘These remarks are net in tended fo and cannot cast 1 reflection upon any soldier opposed to. ux. It Is like a fine tennis or golf player en- xaging ina game with one who cannot play, a Tittle bit; the result is Inevitable, In coneluson, I will add that rifle shooting, ean be easily taught by proper trating Ja the gallery and does not require a targe ex- denditure of ammunition or much practier upon the range, ‘The responsibility of tenching soldiers how to shoot resta with the eaptainue and Heutenants, and In ander to teach It correct- ly they must know how to do St themaclves. I am glad to say that Congress ia dis. posed to be Hberal in approprinting for shooting galleries and ranger, and ft Ie hoped our regular troops and militia and the various rifle and revolver clabs will soon be engaged in friendly shooting competl tions all over the country. In this way we will noon have an arms ready to take the field on short notice, and their eMficlency for effective work on the line of battle will be xeeond to none, a A publisher hag discovered that a bushe! of whent contain 869,720 grains, THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5In vindication of the picture illus- ‘rating Southern chivalry, we present below — say in their report: a few extracts from the history of the S, in his proclamations, tias con spirit cored to make it appear that were whereas the war was v ress by the So ‘on with every circumstance of atrocious of the bo savagery by the Unioa few examples of the chivalry of which the them todecay. St sticks made of Yankee shi chad soc inted the New Orleans Artillery had, which he our said he was going (© send home and have ‘The Senate committee, app to inquire how the rebels had teat THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5 _ fart r BUN Harpers Weekly, Feb. 7, 1863 a ‘The rob weed with chivalry Pierce But hit was carried tha area theirbon oops. Hen ATMANASSAS called them. S Southern Chivalry dead on the field of Manassas or Bull Run, manifested a fiendish treatment of curdead. Bodies J out of their graves, and Mi who lives near the place, said \dscen the rebels boiling portions ‘of our dead in order to obtain ssrelics. They could not: sali She THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 5. mounted, aiklthiat heintended to drink brand punchoutofituicday he wasmarried. Many of the bones liad been manufactured into The outrages upon the dead will revive the recollections of the cruclties 19 savage tribes subjected their prison ers. They were buried, inmany cases,naked, with their faces downward, ‘They were left to decay in the open air, their bones being carried off as trophies, sometimes, as the testimony proves, to be used as personal ‘adornments; and one witness deliberately aversthal the head of one of our most gallant officers was cut off by a secessionist, 10 be tumed intoadsinking-cup onthe occasion of ‘Monstrous as this revetation may appeartobe, your committee has been formed thaat during the last wo weeks the skullofa Union soldier hasbeen exhibited in the office of th House of Representatives, which had been converted to such a purpose, and which had been founkd an the persom of one of the rebel prisoners taken in a recent conflict. The {testimony of Govemor Sprague, of Rhode Island, is most interesting. It confirms the ‘worst reports against the rebel soldiers, and conclusively proves that the body of one of he bravest officers in the volunteer service: was burned. Hedoes not hesitate toadd that the hyena desecration of the bumed eompse ‘was because the rebels beliewed it to be th body of Colonel Slocum, against whom they ‘wereinfuristed forlaving displayed somuch courage and chivalry in forcing hisregiment fearlessly and bravely upon them, HORRIBLE TREATMENT OF THE WOUNDED: A dispatch from Murfreesboro, dated December 31, says: y during yesterday ha assed our rear with their cavalry, and cap- tured some of our wounded’ men near ucrrilla bands attacked and bumed our anny wagons,

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