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  1. Popgun Pete

    Rejig of Saucer Style Titanium Dive Watch 2000m (maybe)

    https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/diving-saucer-watch-any-interest-for-production.5519881/ Saw this forum thread on a new Saucer style dive watch in titanium. Made in China of course where it is rare for them to do anything but copy known and successful models, but here they took a chance on...
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    Chinese limb mounted Dive Propulsion Units

    The mind boggles, I just chanced across these gadgets today. Electric Wearable Underwater Water Scooter Scuba Diving Sea Scooter Equipment | eBay Wearable portable Electric Underwater Scooter Dual Propeller Water Sports Equipment Diving Scuba snorkeling Water Sea Scooter Host (Drive Unit) Size...
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    Fiona Sharp death in Bonaire

    ** Fiona Sharp R.I.P. – European Underwater and Baromedical Society Fiona Sharp, You Will Be Sorely Missed
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    "Dreamair" Pneumatic powered cable drive CVT Speargun

    It has been many years in development, but finally this very different type of speargun has emerged as a carbon fiber speargun that looks and operates much like a band gun, but has no rubber power bands, only thin woven cord cables. Essentially it is a pneumatic energy accumulator that you use...
  5. Popgun Pete

    Practical Water Electric Submersible for Underwater Activities

    The title is what the seller calls it on the GearBest website. As I had looked over their dive gear offerings earlier this was offered up as “you may be interested in this”. As it happens I am not, but thought that I would pass it on here as the price seems low, which may be a match for...
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    "Spare Air" clone, SMACO mini tank with hand pump fill to 3000 psi

    Right now the Internet is positively crawling with numerous offers of what appears to be a "Spare Air" clone complete with tank filling accessories and a hand pump. Interestingly this hand pump is claimed to reach 3000 psi! When I read these adverts my thoughts went to untested cylinders and...
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    Commander Yves Le Prieur band gun 1938

    Here is the patent diagram for an impressive band gun devised by Commander Yves Le Prieur who was a diving pioneer, prolific inventor and Navy man and should be as well-known as Captain Jacques Cousteau. Among his many achievements are the first practical scuba, the first underwater “Nautilus”...
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    Roller Polespear from 1939

    Given that spearfishing with mechanical underwater weapons commences in 1937 with the advent of the spring gun, prior to which there were rubber propelled hand spears or polespears, this rollerspear from 1939 demonstrates the rapid advances in spearfishing on the eve of World War II. Commandant...
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