Bane Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 I was trying to dig up stuff about the triple-barreled launcher thing when i came across this monstrosity The Gordon Close-Support Weapon System (Gordon CSWS) was an exotic firearm project of Australian origin. A very unusual weapon system was proposed at one time Australian Duncan Gordon. It was assumed that the basis of this family of automatic weapons constitute a belt fed machine gun, automatic shotgun with box magazine and the double-barreled submachine gun with overhead inserted magazines (A laVillar-Perosa SMG) is very unusual configuration. Gordon has developed its weapons, based on personal combat experience gained in Vietnam, where he served in the forces of SEATO. Design drawings and the general conception of his ideas involved in the Australian company BSP Planning and Design Pty. Ltd. in Norwood. Led the team of engineers, Peter Chant. Work began in early 1970. The system was developed by 1972, and drawings were accomplished by engineer Dale Evans. This system was a quick-barrel weapons, while the overall configuration has a mixture of ideas of the British EM-2, as well as WW2 platforms such as the German FG-42 and the US M1941 Johnson machine gun. Any type of weapon could be adapted to fire conventional rifle cartridges and 12 Gauge shotgun rounds. Automation system, applied in the arms of an identical pattern of patent 1.834.021 J. Destree, and used to solve problems by firing rifle bullets and shot with the same weapons sites. Assault Shotgun Battle Rifle/LSW SMG (Double barrel gangsta grip!) Assault rifle Machine Shotgun?!?! Link to post Share on other sites
ninja master of coffee Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Not a relations of typewriter's was he?! They're quite incredibly ugly even by the standards of experimental weaponary. Interesting to see what was experimented with, the SMG reminds me of the tripple barrel salvo type guns that were experimented with (I recall both the USA and USSR had similar ideas). Link to post Share on other sites
my_plague_666 Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 that harmonica launcher is biblically cool. i want one Link to post Share on other sites
ninja master of coffee Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 It is quite awesome, if you could get it to work it would be very practical as an airsoft weapon. Also the intimidation factor would be off the scale. Link to post Share on other sites
spetsnazdave87 Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 I actually think a functional harmonica launcher would be easier to make than a functional china lake... Link to post Share on other sites
my_plague_666 Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 I actually think a functional harmonica launcher would be easier to make than a functional china lake... almost certainly. more practical too since all the spent shells would be in the magazine. Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted May 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 After you figure out exactly how it works. I only see two photos floating in the net and both of the right side of the weapon. No videos either as to whether it's a semi-auto or manually operated system. Link to post Share on other sites
T3CH Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 Most likely a manual cocking weapon, wont be semi auto as in any kind of blow back or gas operation, but could be mechanical (spring tension) operated. Link to post Share on other sites
ninja master of coffee Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 I read an article on the operation of it a while back, from what I gleaned from that it sounded like it fired without manual cocking, each trigger pull firing a shell and then releasing the harmonica bit to move along one shell, it could, apparently fire off all three very rapidly but it tended to malfunction fairly quikly in the field and skipped the second shell. I'll try finding the article as it went into the operation in some detail, read it a while back though. Link to post Share on other sites
Coma Black Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Saw something in a book and thought of this thread; While I was flipping through the book 'Phantom Warriors' by Gary Linderer, I spotted a picture in the glossy photo section of a US Ranger in Vietnam holding a modified 'harmonica launcher.' Its not mentioned in the caption nor anywhere else in the book to my knowledge. Though the picture is small and blurry, its unmistakable. The stick of 40mms on the right side is more boxy looking, and there is a regular M79 ladder sight instead of the sight in the above prototype photo. Thought someone might find this interesting in some way. Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.