H. Koon Snake Charmer - Revision history

PyramidHead at 18:08, 28 May 2020

2020-05-28T18:08:44Z

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	Starting around 1980, Texan H. (Homer) Koon marketed a small .410 shotgun under the name “Snake Charmer”. ~~It’s~~ unique all stainless steel design was characterized by a light weight (about 3 lbs) and had a short stock with storage for four shells, making it more suitable for one handed operation than shooting from the shoulder.		Starting around 1980, Texan H. (Homer) Koon marketed a small .410 shotgun under the name “Snake Charmer”. Its unique all stainless steel design was characterized by a light weight (about 3 lbs) and had a short stock with storage for four shells, making it more suitable for one handed operation than shooting from the shoulder.

	A few years later, the design was modified with the addition of a manual safety switch which blocked the hammer when engaged. The improved shotgun was re-named the “Snake Charmer II” and manufactured by Sporting Arms Manufacturing Inc, in Littlefield, Texas.		A few years later, the design was modified with the addition of a manual safety switch which blocked the hammer when engaged. The improved shotgun was re-named the “Snake Charmer II” and manufactured by Sporting Arms Manufacturing Inc, in Littlefield, Texas.

	The design was sold and/or obtained by V.B. E. Inc. and manufacturing moved to Clay Center, Kansas. V.B.E Inc. is a subsidiary of the French arms company Verny-Carron. Current versions are reportedly made in Turkey for Verny-Carron and imported into the U.S. by Kebco LLC in Hanover, PA.		The design was sold to and/or obtained by V.B. E. Inc. and manufacturing moved to Clay Center, Kansas. V.B.E Inc. is a subsidiary of the French arms company Verny-Carron. Current versions are reportedly made in Turkey for Verny-Carron and imported into the U.S. by Kebco LLC in Hanover, PA.

	==Film==		==Film==

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			\| ''[[Picasso Trigger]]'' \|\| [[Kym Malin]] \|\| Kym \|\| \|\| 1988
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	\| ''[[Savage Beach]]'' \|\| \|\| Trafficker \|\| \|\|1989		\| ''[[Savage Beach]]'' \|\| \|\| Trafficker \|\| \|\|1989

Ultimate94ninja: Single-shot + semi-automatic... what?

2017-05-26T15:08:54Z

Single-shot + semi-automatic... what?

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	'''The H. Koon Snake Charmer appears in the following movies:'''		'''The H. Koon Snake Charmer appears in the following movies:'''

	[[File: Snake Charmer shotgun.jpg\|thumb\|right\|500px\| H. Koon Snake Charmer – .410]]		[[File: Snake Charmer shotgun.jpg\|thumb\|right\|500px\| H. Koon Snake Charmer - .410]]

	=Specifications=		=Specifications=
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	'''Type:''' Shotgun		*'''Type:''' Shotgun
			*'''Caliber:''' .410
	'''Caliber:''' .410		*'''Capacity:''' Single-shot

	~~'''Action:''' Semiautomatic~~

	'''Capacity:''' ~~single~~ shot

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			\| ''[[Malibu Express]]'' \|\| \|\| A hitman \|\| \|\| 1985
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	\| ''[[Hard Ticket to Hawaii]]'' \|\| \|\| Romero's henchmen \|\| \|\| 1987		\| ''[[Hard Ticket to Hawaii]]'' \|\| \|\| Romero's henchmen \|\| \|\| 1987

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	\| [[Savage Beach]] \|\| \|\| ~~trafficker~~ \|\| \|\|1989		\| ''[[Hard Ticket to Hawaii]]'' \|\| \|\| Romero's henchmen \|\| \|\| 1987
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			\| ''[[Savage Beach]]'' \|\| \|\| Trafficker \|\| \|\|1989
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	\| [[Savage Beach]] \|\| \|\| trafficker \|\| ~~Sythetic version~~\|\|1989		\| [[Savage Beach]] \|\| \|\| trafficker \|\| \|\|1989
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'''The H. Koon Snake Charmer appears in the following movies:'''

[[File: Snake Charmer shotgun.jpg|thumb|right|500px| H. Koon Snake Charmer – .410]]

=Specifications=

(1980 (?) - ????)

'''Type:''' Shotgun

'''Caliber:''' .410

'''Action:''' Semiautomatic

'''Capacity:''' single shot

Starting around 1980, Texan H. (Homer) Koon marketed a small .410 shotgun under the name “Snake Charmer”. It’s unique all stainless steel design was characterized by a light weight (about 3 lbs) and had a short stock with storage for four shells, making it more suitable for one handed operation than shooting from the shoulder.

A few years later, the design was modified with the addition of a manual safety switch which blocked the hammer when engaged. The improved shotgun was re-named the “Snake Charmer II” and manufactured by Sporting Arms Manufacturing Inc, in Littlefield, Texas.

The design was sold and/or obtained by V.B. E. Inc. and manufacturing moved to Clay Center, Kansas. V.B.E Inc. is a subsidiary of the French arms company Verny-Carron. Current versions are reportedly made in Turkey for Verny-Carron and imported into the U.S. by Kebco LLC in Hanover, PA.

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