![]() Original Snake Charmer advertisement Sometime in the late 1970s or early 80’s a Texan named Homer Koon marketed a small.410 shotgun under the name “Snake Charmer”. Such shotguns became known as “snake charmers”. Just as often they were in the minimum caliber one could find, that being.410, (.410 is a caliber, not a gauge.) And yes, one could use various shot cartridges in pistols but single shot shotguns, particularly in.410 bore, were both light weight, cheap and ubiquitous in rural areas. Often these shotguns were inexpensive single shots cut down to minimum legal barrel and overall length. Coleman was the only one with death sentences from 3 different states: Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois. Small shotguns were also carried on fishing boats for water snakes and out on the oceans for finishing off unruly catches. At the time of Colemans execution, there were approximately 3,700 convicted murderers on death row in the United States. A popular concept in the southern swamps and south west deserts was to carry a small shotgun for traveling in the bush. ![]() If you lived in a place where poisonous snakes were a problem you could, A-walk around them B-hit them with a stick C-treat them with a dose of lead from a firearm of your choice. ![]() Trigger guard is available for purchase from us. Installing replacement trigger guard for the snake charmer 2. Anyone have or know where to get a Sporting Arms Snake Charmer ll.410 manual? Need it to reassemble a gun that was broken down for storage. In 1 989, the new firm introduced Snake Charmer II, the main difference being the addition of a hammer-block manual safety. Snake Charmer II Similar/Identical Pattern Guns The same basic assembly/disassembly steps for the Snake Charmer II also apply to the following guns: New Generation Snake Charmer Snake.
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