How to make a crossbow from a clothespin. How to make a matchstick pistol from a wooden clothespin

An attempt to classify homemade shooters from Soviet childhood from memory ...
From simple to complex... match arrows- easy to manufacture, miniature, but fire hazardous.

A matchstick shooter from a clothespin fired a burning match or not.

The head of the match was wrapped in foil from a cigarette pack, heated up by another lit match and pshshsh, the match flies like a rocket.

The photo is a remake, but the principle is the same, when a match ignites from a grater, a box fires.

A matchstick from a fountain pen.
From simple to complex... Darts. Simple, but traumatic when it enters a living organism.

Almost "darts", we preferred to use needles from sewing machines they are heavier.

A dart from a welding electrode was thrown at trees, but very dangerous.
Spitting tubes.

A metal tube for spitting plasticine or mastic balls. A large supply of mastic or plasticine was molded directly onto the tube, from which a piece was plucked off and loaded into the tube. In addition to moral damage, such a spit did nothing to its victim. The pipe was also made from a thick rod from the handle and shot with grits, it even turned out in bursts. And chewed paper or blotting paper could be fired from any chemical pencil in the lesson without arousing suspicion.

This is a beautiful plant familiar from childhood. When an epidemic of rowan spitting from pipes began in our yard, hogweed seemed to us an excellent option for making weapons. Needless to say, then everyone went in burns. At least - around the mouth, and as a maximum, someone talked about a burned stomach and so on. I had a burn on my hand - about the size of a modern five-ruble coin. And only now I found out that this is not the burning hogweed itself, but that it washes away UV protection from the skin with its juice. Watch and be careful with him.

We also found long glass tubes in the dump of the electric lamp plant, shot berries far and hard.
Sikalka or douche.

A sikalka was made from an empty shampoo bottle or a liter plastic bottle"Whites". A hole was made in the cork with a hot nail on the stove and a half of a ballpoint pen without a core was inserted there. All this was sealed with mastic or plasticine.

They also made portable sikalki from a perfume bottle with push-button liquid supply. The tip was removed from the ball rod, the ball was knocked out with a needle and a hammer. The resulting nozzle was heated on fire and fused into a hole in the perfume cork. Each press of the button and the flight of a few drops of water for 5-7 meters. practiced at school. Photo not found.
Crossbows.

A bar, an elastic band from panties and a clothespin. They shot small pebbles, it happened at each other. The most advanced models broke the bottle. Harmful in case of eye contact.

This crossbow model is more serious.

Pocket shooter.
Slingshots. They were divided into brackets and "stone" ones according to the type of charge.

Bracket slingshot, usually made of single-core insulated aluminum wire from electrical wiring. The insulation was carefully cut in a circle not far from the ends, an elastic band (Hungarian) was attached under it and everything is ready. Shooting brackets were made of thinner wire. Harmful in case of eye contact.

A stone slingshot is much more serious and more dangerous. A medical tourniquet was screwed onto a wooden horn, which was attached to a piece of skin. They fired stones at great distances.
Homemade bows.

Made from anything. From a stick with an elastic band, a hazel branch with a bowstring, to complex composite structures.

Fantasy had no limits, everything was limited by possibilities.
Homemade crossbows. One of the crowns of the creation of children's creativity.

The safety of use was determined by the power of the bowstring and the type of arrowhead.
From simple to complex...
Air. One of the crowns of the creation of children's creativity.

They were usually made from a bicycle pump, to the nipple of which, with the help of epoxy, a barrel (smooth tube) was glued. All this was tied with electrical tape to a wooden forearm, plus a rubber band. Loading was carried out from the end of the barrel by wetting it with saliva and laying plasticine, followed by sucking it into the bore (bang!) With a sharp cocking of the pump handle back.
It left bruises when it hit a person.

Clothespin crossbow or Matchshot,

It was developed during the Soviet era. And it was widely used for combat operations in junior and senior classes. high school. Due to the rather simple design and the availability of components for its manufacture, the matchgun was a fairly common weapon. At the same time, a clothespin crossbow is compact and capable of firing both conventional and incendiary ammunition (although the latter had more of a psychological effect, since the effectiveness of such a shot was negligible).
Currently, this weapon has lost popularity. To some extent, due to the lack of material for manufacturing (there are more and more clothespins made of plastic on the market, and the wooden ones, which are, dare a weaker spring), and to some extent, because of the handiwork and laziness of the younger generation. But, fortunately, there are still true connoisseurs and connoisseurs of weapons for whom the matchstick is associated with pleasant memories. It is for them that we place this instruction for making a matchshot, with the hope that they will pass on the secrets of the old gunsmiths to their descendants.

MANUFACTURING INSTRUCTIONS SELF-SHOT FROM A CLOTHES PEG OR A MATCHBOOT:

We take an old, high-quality clothespin ...

Let's take it apart carefully...

Mark the bore with a pencil or pen....

Using a match as a measure of length, we mark future cuts ...

With a sharp knife or needle file we make a selection ....

After that, with a needle file, we make the bore ....

The depth of the channel is half the thickness of the match, the width of the channel is equal to the width of the match...

Also, with the help of a knife and a needle file, we make cuts in the second half ...

We put both halves together and check that the match easily enters the barrel bore ...

You can skip the next item, but we recommend making grooves for fasteners ...

We assemble the structure without fixing it, and carefully fire a control shot (because additional fine-tuning and grinding may be necessary)

After we are convinced that the matchbox can fire a shot, we fasten the halves together with threads. For reliability, we apply a little PVA glue to the threads.

After that, we make a control shot ...

The projectile hit right on target!

Tests of incendiary ammunition...

Specifications:

Material: metal, wood,
Shot range: up to 12 m.

Pay your attention! The product is not deactivated!

You can not be afraid to make a matchshooter for your child, because the joint production of any craft is a great pastime, and a ready-made matchshooter will be no more dangerous than a gun bought in a store that shoots plastic or rubber bullets, because matches in this case are not used for their intended purpose and they can remove the sulfur head. A matchgun can be made from a variety of improvised means and materials, and in this case we will make it from a clothespin.

TO MAKE A MATCHBOOT FROM A LAUNDRY PEGS YOU WILL NEED:

=>Knife,
=> Clothespin,
=> Narrow tape or spool of thread.

SELECTING A CLOTCH FOR MANUFACTURING A MATCHBOOT

Not every clothespin is suitable for making a matchstick, and it doesn’t really matter if it is plastic or wooden. It is important to take a clothespin for a matchbox that has certain design. Clothespins with a spring inside used as a spacer and something like that will not work.

For matchshot this option it is necessary to use a clothespin with a spring not bursting from the inside, but pressing the part of the clothespin from the outside. Such a spring will be used as a trigger and a mechanism for pushing a match out of a match gun.

MANUFACTURING A MATCHBOOT FROM A LAUNDRY PEGS

After we have found a suitable clothespin for a matchbore, we will proceed to its manufacture.

1. Let's disassemble our clothespin in parts, into a spring and two blanks.

2. C outer side cut a groove with a knife or other sharp cutting tool on one part of the clothespin.

3. In the other part of the clothespin, we make exactly the same cutout and now you can connect both elements of the matchstick and see how it will look.

5. Now we have to choose one of the blanks for making two more cutouts, for which the spring from the clothespin for shooting will be attached. We make external and internal transverse cuts and proceed to the sixth stage of manufacturing a matchstick.

6. At this stage, along one of the parts of the workpiece, we cut a channel for loading and firing the match arrow with matches.

7. In another blank, we make exactly the same channel.

9.On this stage work with adhesive tape or threads, we fasten both blanks and get a ready-made matchgun, but without a trigger and a trigger.

10. In order for our matchstick to fire a shot, we equip it with a spring that was pulled out of the clothespin at the very beginning.

12. We stretch the spring and fix its edges into the notches previously cut across. We insert a match and you can shoot from a match gun.

13. After pressing the trigger, the inner part of the spring will pop out of the recess and push the match out of the match gun.

In order for the match shooter from the clothespin to shoot again, we stretch the spring, load it with a match and pull the trigger.

In this tutorial, we'll take a boring clothespin and convert it into a powerful match and toothpick shooter that can stick them into apples and darts.

Step 2: What is a match gun?

The match gun is required element your desktop weapon 🙂 This little pocket contraption is capable of firing matches up to 6 meters away and sticking toothpicks into apples as well as a dart board.

At the same time, this pistol can be assembled very easily at almost no cost.

Step 3: What You'll Need

All you need for a clothespin crossbow is:

wood glue
Simple clothespin (wooden with metal spring)

Additional things that may help with the build:

Waste paper
wooden lists
wooden toothpicks

Step 4: Create a Small Crossbow

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To create the pistol, you will first need to remove the spring and place the wooden parts of the clothespin back to back with their notches in the center.

Make a mark on the top of the clothespin at a notch about 1.3 cm long and another mark at an angle on the bottom of the clothespin (see pictures for clarity).

For convenience, I colored the areas that need to be cut with a blue marker. Take a knife and carefully cut off all the blue areas.

The long channel cut in the center will be used as the muzzle of the gun, so work on it until the match slides easily over it while both parts of the clothespin are folded together.

An angle mark marks the spot where you want to make a small notch. This notch is needed to hold the spring when you move it from its original location.

Step 5: Glue the Wood Pieces

It's time to glue the body of the gun.

Cover the flat parts of the wood with a layer of glue and press them together. I applied a mound of glue to the paper, and then carefully ran the flat pieces of the clothespin over the mound, spreading the glue evenly over the surface.

After 5-10 minutes, the adhesive should be strong enough to install the spring.

Step 6: Putting on the Spring

When slipping on the spring, I found it most convenient to first position the top hook over the outer notch, then bend the spring to “open” it so that the second hook of the spring could slip into the central cavity.

The spring should lock into place without any problems. The pistol is now ready for use.

Step 7: Ammunition Options

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The gun is designed to fire matches, so they should glide well down the muzzle.

If the muzzle is too narrow, you can widen the hole with a thin drill.

To load our gun, simply insert a match and press it until the spring reaches the back notch. The pistol will cock automatically and be ready to fire. If the trigger system doesn't work as it should, don't be discouraged - just work on it and tweak it until the gun starts cocking. Each pistol is slightly different from the others, so each needs to be modified separately.

You can hold the device like a normal handgun and when you are ready to fire, simply pull the trigger. You will be surprised how powerful such a small spring is, it unbends in a fraction of a second and shoots charges at a distance of up to 6 meters.

Now you can try to shoot with toothpicks - just remove one of the sharp edges, making it flat. From a distance of about 15 cm, the gun will have enough power to stick a toothpick into an apple. Of course, the closer the gun is to the apple, the harder the toothpick will go into it.

Step 8: Simple Improvements

If the barrel of your pistol is too big and difficult to shoot, then feel free to modify it until it meets your requirements.

Now you know how to convert an ordinary clothespin into an interesting little desktop gun.

A matchstick from a clothespin was invented back in the days Soviet Union. He was also called "pugach" in the common people. Schoolboys gladly used this "weapon" in their battles. Due to the simplicity of design and components that are always available, the crossbow was very popular among students of senior and lower grades. Everyone knew how to make a scarecrow. This device is compact, and you can shoot from it with both conventional and incendiary ammunition. It depends on individual desire. Although firing fire projectiles had more psychological impact because it also caused physical harm. The effectiveness of such a charge is negligible. Now this weapon has lost its former popularity. To a certain extent, this was influenced by the fact that now clothespins are mainly made of plastic, and wooden ones have a very weak spring. Yes, plus to this, the kids are now lazy and not particularly hardworking. But still there are still real connoisseurs of this uncomplicated weapon who would like to know the process of its manufacture. Here for them further it will be told about how to make a pugach with your own hands. In the hope that they will pass on this secret to others, as a result of this it will not be lost.

Fixture base

How to make a pugach from a clothespin - a children's weapon from the times of the Soviet Union? The answer to this question is quite simple. Some people still use wooden clothespins.

One of them can be taken as a basis in the manufacture of this throwing weapon, which can shoot with lit matches like a real military weapon.

improvised materials

In this case, the following is required:

Clothespin made of wood.
Rubber.

Instruments

Here you will need:

Penknife.
Protective glasses.

Ammunition

In this regard, you can use:

Manufacturing process

Now let's move on to the question of how to make a homemade scarecrow.

For this you need:

Disassemble the clothespin itself into three parts. Namely: two halves of wood and a metal spring.

With the help you need to finalize both halves. It is not difficult to do this. First, you just need to cut a small groove on one of the wooden halves. Take your time, your fingers are much more valuable than any clothespin. Then divide the second half into two parts.

Then the spring must be pulled back to the indicated groove. This must be done carefully. So that her protrusion enters this very gutter.

Then attach the short piece to the long one. In order not to make a mistake during assembly, before making a scarecrow, be guided by the factory grooves. After everything fell into place, you need to fasten the elements with an elastic band. That's all. The pugach from the clothespin is ready.

Remember that the indicated wooden details should still move apart a little. That is, so much so that the upper part makes it possible to cock the spring.

Check for "combat readiness"

In the question of how to make a bugger, it should be taken into account that this device must be ready to fire. That is, you need to check. To do this, you need to perform the following steps:

Pull back upper part forward. Until the protrusion of the spring is in the factory groove on its surface. When you achieve this, then pull this part back. Until the moment when the protrusion of the clothespin is in the groove you made at the bottom of the matchbox.
Then select a projectile and load it by lifting the top part of this device. In this case, ordinary matches or metal paper clips are ideal.
After that, pull back the spring so that the starting bar is released. This will result in a shot. That is, the device works.

Cause of malfunction

It may also be that the matchgun will not shoot. This may be due to the fact that another part of the spring is jumping out of place. Then you have to further deepen the groove into which it enters. This malfunction appears from the fact that the depth of the groove is not the right size.

Fixture upgrade

In the future, you can improve your scarecrow. To do this, glue a fragment to its lower part. matchbox containing sulfur. It's easy to do. After such an upgrade, the matches will light up when fired. This will add additional efficiency to this device. Also, part of a matchbox can be completely replaced with a piece sandpaper. However, in this case, you will have to insert the matches into the pugach back to front. It won't be very convenient. This problem is much easier to solve by lighting matches before firing. In this case, do not neglect the danger posed by burning shells. Never use them indoors, do not shoot at flammable objects and it is advisable to wear them at the same time. And of course, in no case should you aim at people and animals. The matchgun is capable of shooting at a distance of up to five meters, and sometimes even further.

Conclusion

After reviewing the foregoing, everyone will be able to figure out the question of how to make a matchstick gunner. It is only necessary in this case desire, scrupulousness and diligence.