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Every grown man was once a child. And the greatest entertainment in those happy times of childhood was to play with friends in the yard. It doesn't matter what, the main thing is to play. What did you play most often? Of course, in skirmishes, war, guerrillas and much more, it was impossible to list everything. And if there was an opportunity to shoot from something, then it was the ultimate dream of any boy! Slingshots, crossbows and other charms of the world of boys simply excited the imagination. And if something is blown up to the whole yard, then this is the height of bliss! And if it is possible to shoot burning matches at a decent distance? It was, as they say now, "The Hit of the Season"! We will tell you about one of the types of boyish fun. It's called scarecrow.

A pugach is a device that makes noise. The main purpose of its creation is to scare someone. In fact, a scarecrow is considered to be a children's toy in the form of a pistol, which, when used with caps, makes a loud popping sound. But there are also so-called "adult" pugachi - blank cartridges, for example.

However, there are also many ways to make a scarecrow at home. What can this product be made from?

1. from a copper tube and a piece of plywood;
2. from a clothespin;
3. from a metal tube;
4. from a bicycle spoke;
5. from two bolts and a nut;
6. from a dowel, etc.

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A pugach from a clothespin, or, as it is also called, "Matchshot", was invented a very long time ago, when the Soviet Union still existed. A whole era of children have been amused by this kind of "weapon" when playing war with friends in the yard. The design is so simple, and the materials for its manufacture were so accessible to everyone that only the lazy or those who had not heard anything about it did not make a clothespin scarecrow. Compactness, ease of use and reliability have made the device very popular. Another feature is that it was possible to shoot both conventional and incendiary shells from it.

Nowadays, a clothespin scarecrow is no longer popular. One of the main reasons is that in Soviet times, clothespins were wooden with a weak spring, and now they are made of plastic. Another important factor: now children have so much entertainment (the Internet, games, movies) that they are not even interested in doing something with their own hands. And with the development of the Internet and social networks, you rarely see school-age children in the yard who would play something.

However, there are still enthusiasts! For them, we wrote this article, in which we will tell you in detail how to make a scarecrow from a clothespin with your own hands. So let's get started.






Now let's go directly to the description of what needs to be done to create this miracle weapon.

First stage

You disassemble the clothespin into three parts - you should get two of its wooden bases and a spring.



Second phase

Using a penknife, it is necessary to process both halves of the base of the clothespin, which is not at all difficult. First, cut a gutter on one of the wooden bases. Don't rush or you could cut your fingers! Then divide the second half into two parts.



Third stage

Now carefully pull the spring back to the chute so that its protrusion fits exactly into the chute. Then you need to attach the short part to the long one. In order to avoid mistakes, you should focus on the factory gutter. The final stage: when everything has risen as it should, it is necessary to fasten all the details with an elastic band. Everything is ready! As you can see, making a scarecrow is not at all difficult!



The next thing to do is to test our creation. This is the most enjoyable stage, isn't it?

Checking the product

To do this, perform the following steps:

1. 1. Pull the upper part forward until the spring is its protrusion in the factory chute. Once you have done this, you must pull this part back until the clothespin with its protrusion is in the groove that you made.
2. 2. Now you must select a projectile and load it. To do this is simple: slightly lifting the top part. In this case, matches or paper clips are best suited as shells.
3. 3. Then we retract the spring until the start bar is released. After that, there should be a shot. If so, cheers! You did everything right!

What to do if the device does not work?

The reason may be the fact that the second part of the spring is not held in place. What should be done? It is necessary to deepen the groove in which the spring is held.

Believe it or not, even such a simple device can be upgraded! Yes, yes, don't be surprised. Now we'll tell you how.

Glue a strip to the bottom of the scarecrow, which we cut out of the matchbox. We cut out a fragment where sulfur is located to set fire to matches. As a result of this improvement, the match will light up at the moment of the shot.

Safety precautions for use

Since the range of the Pugach projectile can be up to five meters, never use it at home or in other areas. Also, do not aim at other people, children or animals. Also keep your crossbow away from flammable objects. It is highly advisable to wear goggles to protect your eyes when using burning shells, caution does not hurt. Happy use!

In those distant times, when our parents did not yet have such a variety of toys that today's children have, it was a very relevant topic to make toys with your own hands. This article will look at how to create the legendary Pugach, which shoots just like a real gun, but without bullets. As a charge, sulfur from matches is used here, which detonates when a special striker hits it. Despite the fact that this is a children's pistol, it looks quite impressive and original, besides it is quite weighty, just like a real one.
These toys were very fashionable in the 80s and 70s.

The indisputable advantage of such a toy is that it is almost impossible to break it, since everything here is made of metal. The only thing required for the gun to work is matches. The pistol is safe when used carefully and is very easy to build.

Materials and tools for assembling a gun:
- an old bicycle chain;
- strong steel wire;
- soldering iron (or welding);
- a pair of rubber bands;
- nuts from bicycle spokes;
- bicycle spoke;
- a hammer;
- screws with nuts and washers;
- pliers.

How the gun works:
There is an elastic band on the pistol, it activates the firing pin. Sulfur from ordinary matches is used as a charge. When fired, flames and smoke escape from the muzzle of a pistol, and a very loud sound of a shot is heard. You can not shoot a pistol at animals and people if they are at a distance of less than 8 meters, as you can easily cause injury in the form of a burn or stun.

Pistol making process:

Step one. Creating the Body of the Gun
The main part of the pistol is made of strong steel wire; some authors also practice the manufacture of such pistols from thick aluminum wire. As you can see in the photo, here the author used welding in some places, and a soldering iron can also be used for connection. What needs to be connected is the axle that holds the "muzzle" and the body of the gun itself.
To work with wire, you can use pliers and a vise.
First, it is desirable to bend the frame of the pistol with your hands from a soft wire, and then make the pistol itself using it.

Step two. We make a "muzzle" for a gun
The muzzle, interestingly, is made of several links of a bicycle chain and consists of two parts. The nose can deviate on the axis to the right or left, this is necessary in order to load the gun with gray from a match. First you need to disassemble the chain and extract eight links from it (another number is possible). To do this, grind off the caps on one side of the chain, and then knock out the axles from them.

After that, you need to create two blocks from the chain links, the water block should have six links, and the other two. The bow will be the most important, it consists of two links, sulfur will be charged into it. To provide support for the striker, a nut from a bicycle spoke is driven into the front. As a result, the hole in the chain link will narrow, and the sulfur will detonate when the striker hits. When the gun explodes, fire and smoke will also come out of the muzzle of the gun.

The front two links are interconnected using bolts with nuts, as well as two parts from the same bicycle links. For the long part, you will need two pieces of metal with holes, they are also connected with bolts and nuts.
Also in the front part you need to fasten a loop for which the elastic band will cling. This loop is also made from part of the chain link.

Step three. Creating a hammer on a striker
The trigger is also made of wire, it is a hook with a loop at the end. When the trigger is pressed, the hammer loop is removed from the axis and a shot occurs. As for the drummer, you will need either welding or a soldering iron. What the drummer looks like can be seen in the photo. It is an axis with a loop at the end, with this loop the drummer is put on the axis when loading the pistol. Also on the drummer there is a special hook for which the elastic band clings. Well, in the very front part, a special handle is welded, which makes it easy to retract the drummer and thereby load the pistol.

Step four. Assembling the gun
The pistol is very easy to assemble. The manufactured link blocks must be installed on the axis and attached to the gun. The long block can be welded to the axle or soldered. As for the front, it must be movable in order to load the pistol. To do this, a thread will be needed at the end of the axis, but the block will be fixed with nuts and washers.

Now you can install the trigger and drummer. The trigger can be tied to the axis of the gun with an elastic band, this is the easiest way to attach it. Well, the striker is inserted into the block of links, and its loop is put on over the trigger loop. And finally, it remains to pull the elastic band, at one end it is attached to the nose of the pistol, and at the other to the striker. The rubber band must be powerful enough for detonation to occur.

Homemade pyrotechnic noise entertainment.
They existed in several varieties.

1. From a bicycle spoke. A spoke was removed from a bicycle wheel, always in its entirety, with a head that is attached to the wheel rim. I also needed a nail equal in diameter to the head. This nail, so as not to be lost, was tied by the cap to one end of the rope, which should be about a third less than the length of the spoke, the other end of the rope was tied to the curved end of the spoke, with which it held onto the wheel axle. Matches were taken, sulfur was scraped off them. Then sulfur was loaded into the head at the end of the spoke, a nail was inserted into the head - the spoke bent and became like a bow for throwing arrows. The scarecrow was ready. He worked simply - it was necessary to hit a hard surface with an end with a nail with an effort. The result was a decent pop, much louder than the pop from the caps.

2. From a small tube, 10-15 centimeters long, about 5 mm in diameter. One end of the tube was bent at an angle of 90 degrees, its arm was 3-5 cm.
Then molten lead was poured into the tube so that even air would not pass from the bent tip. A nail was also taken, which would fit very tightly into this same tube, it was also bent from the side of the cap at the same angle and with the same shoulder size as that of the tube. Finally, an elastic band was needed, mainly from a bicycle chamber - it was put on the bent ends of the tube and the nail. Principle of operation: matches were taken, sulfur was scraped off from them, which was loaded into a tube. Then a nail was inserted, an elastic band was pulled. Then it was necessary to carefully pull the nail inside the tube and rest it against the inner wall. The device was cocked and ready to fire. If you squeeze it in your hand, pressing at the same time on the rubber band and the tube, then the nail slipped inward, hitting the sulfur with force, which is why the cotton occurred. In this device, the main thing was not to overdo it with the charge, otherwise it could burst in the hands. And some specially stuffed the pipe to the full with sulfur from matches, cocked and threw ...

3. From two large bolts and nuts. The bolts were fastened with a nut, and sulfur from matches was placed between them. The device had to be thrown with force by one of the bolt heads on a hard surface.

4. They found a hole in the asphalt, where they stuffed sulfur from matches. They put a nail on top and threw a brick on the structure.

5. From the details of the game "Crossroads". They took the keys to the clockwork machines of the game "Crossroads", 3-4 feathers from the tail of a pigeon, a nail (of such a diameter that it could tightly close the most voluminous part of the key) and a coil of wire. Feathers with the help of matches and electrical tape were attached to the narrow part of the key and served as a stabilizer. The nail was cut to a length of approximately 2 cm (it was necessary to leave the part with the cap) and attached to the key with the help of a wire-leash. Sometimes the key was weighted with pieces of lead. Sulfur was hammered into the most voluminous part, which was then closed with a nail with a hat (“strike”). Application: the pugach was thrown up or dropped from a height under the feet of the “victim” and worked when the nail head hit a hard surface.