The Lightning Gun
By trhickman, September 29th, 2010,in Lakota Dragons War, Weapons » | No Comments »
The Garrett & Boulter Arms Company in Boston, MA began development of a practical dragon-slaying weapon at the direction of the War Department in 1886. The first practical application weapon to emerge was the ‘Dragonslayer’ although it quickly became known on the frontier by its more common name — ‘The Lightning Gun.
A 50,000 volt plasma discharge weapon that could be carried by both Air Cavalry and regular troops, it featured an interchangeable charge drum held in a rotating frame and discharging through a variable focus lens. It was capable of felling a dragon from over a hundred yards when properly aimed. Possession of the weapon was restricted by two separate acts of congress though this did not prevent it from becoming one of the most sought-after trade items on the frontier.
Now you, too, can own this legendary weapon … or at least a replica of it … thanks to Worldworks Games and the design talents of Denny Unger.
Download and review the full assembly instructions
…and then visit the Worldworks Games website to
purchase your own for $10.00 US!
The Garrett & Boulter Arms Company in Boston, MA began development of a practical dragon-slaying weapon at the direction of the War Department in 1886. The first practical application weapon to emerge was the ‘Dragonslayer’ although it quickly became known on the frontier by its more common name — ‘The Lightning Gun.
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The Garrett & Boulter Arms Company in Boston, MA began development of a practical dragon-slaying weapon at the direction of the War Department in 1886. The first practical application weapon to emerge was the ‘Dragonslayer’ although it quickly became known on the frontier by its more common name — ‘The Lightning Gun.
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The New Frontier…
By trhickman, August 20th, 2010,in Lakota Dragons War, Weapons » | 3 Comments »
New York Times Best Selling author Tracy Hickman and Laura Hickman — creators of ‘Dragonlance,’ ‘The Bronze Canticles’ and ‘Ravenloft’ — bring you to the new Western Frontier of ‘The Lakota Dragon’s War.’
It’s 1893 in the Dakota Territories. The War between the States has finally come to an end. It is a hard won victory as the Confederacy — desperate to counter the industrial advantages of the North — had imported dragons from Eastern Europe. The Union, rocked back on its heels by the devastating attacks from the sky, countered with a rush of technological development, advancing mechanical flight in the form of airships and ornithopters. The tide was turned in the Air Battle of Gettysburg. With the Firebombing of Atlanta, the South fell and the dragons which had formerly represented their might, flew west over the Great Plains, feeding on the great buffalo herds.
Now, harking to Horace Greeley’s call to ‘fly west and grow up with the country’, men, women and families are taking the Union Pacific Airships and Conestoga Flyers into the frontier. But the natives of the Lakota tribes have tamed the wild dragons of the plains and the Lakota Dragons War is begun!
Tracy and Laura Hickman bring you on a journey to the frontier of the American Western Expansion where the 7th Federal Air Cavalry — armed with airships, ornithopters and Lightning Guns confronts the hostiles of the Lakota native tribes and their dragons.
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Tracy and Laura Hickman bring you on a journey to the frontier of the American Western Expansion where the 7th Federal Air Cavalry — armed with airships, ornithopters and Lightning Guns confronts the hostiles of the Lakota native tribes and their dragons.
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