An armourer- This is similar to a gunsmith as I understand- I was reading about them in Wikipedia- this appears to be a really skilled profession that covers about 4 skill sets- including machining, toolmaker, etc, etc. It seems to be one of the highest skilled professions I have come across.

Yes- O Sung Wu is the policeman- I hope he's well- I know he checks in once in a while.

I was explaining to someone yesterday about the balance of the Steyr compared to the SLR. Looks like Aussies are getting the EF88. Adding to your list of interesting "guns" I heard that an interesting guy was building guns to shoot projectiles into orbit around the Earth.

Take care Is Mise.

Issy, I didn't know you were an armourer, being in that royal business, did you ever make any armour for famous royals, like King Arthur? It was fashionable back in the day, wearing armour that is. Maybe KA was just a little after your time. Julius Cesar perhaps.

You must be glad to hear your gunnie affiliates are hotting up in Guatemala. All those decapitating tools the shovel, the axe, the steel helmet and the paper clip. Were they all used at the same time? Was it an elective subject at your school? Taxpayers pay for some odd things at times. When you were training, did you practice on human volunteers or live chickens? I myself, was trained in finer art of killing with a loaded toothbrush,

Tony, If you're going to be an idiot, you will have to study a lot harder, because you are failing badly at the moment. If Australia is ever to become an idiocracy, then Issy will be its first KING. He was in the Royal Army of Guatemala, and a dear friend of Julius Cesar didn't you know that, he's going to let us know all about it very soon.

Paul,

I've said before that I was an armourer, an honourable calling, pity that you don't aspire to be more than a crapologist.

Issy, I know you were an armourer, the armour making trade was going great guns In Aussie until Ned Kelly let the side down! I do hear there is a shortage of armourers in Guatemala, due to the high mortality rate. Are you prepared to travel to a remote location in Central America any time soon?

//Tony, If you're going to be an idiot, you will have to study a lot harder, because you are failing badly at the moment. If Australia is ever to become an idiocracy, then Issy will be its first KING.//

I look forward to the coronation. Word on the street is that in order to provide an impressive spectacle for the adoring crowds and give the illusion - if only briefly - that the sun actually does shine out of his back passage, that at the culmination of the ceremony the Archbishop of Bogan Gate will insert a small-ish thermonuclear device up His Majesty's fundament then run like hell for his reinforced bunker. I have no doubt that this will give His Majesty a great sense of satisfaction in the moments before his atomisation... none of this silly popgun stuff, H-bombs are a real man's weapon.

Canem Malum,

Yes, an armourer is highly skilled, and worked on pistols, rifles, sub-machine guns, machine guns anti-tank weapons such as the PIAT and 17 pounder A/T gun, also flame throwers, one of the drawbacks of which was that we had to test-fire the things ourselves, on a more mundane level we fixed bicycles (of which the army had thousands), we rebuilt wheels (a fun job!!) and Sturmey Archer freewheel hubs with back pedal brakes.
Also in our domain were mechanical and optical sights, instruments (such as compasses) and musical instruments, we panel beat the dings out of brass ones, packed glands on those that had them and made and fitted new keys and pads.
We were trained as fitters and machinists, woodworkers, (most arms chests were wood and had dovetail joints, (besides repairing the wood on small arms).
We were also trained as blacksmiths and, if necessary, could make gun parts from scratch.
Our tool chest was a heavy and cumbersome affair which took two men to carry.

Altogether a rewarding and very responsible job.