garjo Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Thought this was interesting obituary about an English gunmaker http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/12062188/William-Roper-gunmaker-obituary.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Certainly is , he must have had a very interesting life , though how he reached such a age I am not sure !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 What a cracking read! Some chuckling was made reading parts of that! The part about a roman candle reminded me of my dads RAF tour in Aden, they were scraping what was left of the propellant from shells and making their own for kicks, and an uncle down south used to make his own fireworks, got called into the police station after reports of a near miss with an aircraft. It's sad he died without passing on his extensive knowledge. Would have been great having a natter over a pint I bet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha Bu Le Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 (edited) My word what an interesting life and if some of you PW nutters would come clean we could scrape a book together, I'll bet. Edited December 31, 2015 by Sha Bu Le Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Very interesting. R.I.P. 'Bill' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Really interesting true craftsmen rip Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Enjoyed that. Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1961 Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 What a loss of skills that cannot be replaced rip bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Fascinating life story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 My word what an interesting life and if some of you PW nutters would come clean we could scrape a book together, I'll bet. What, and get locked up, not on your Nelly !! What passed as a laugh in the sixties and seventies would get you sent down now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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