NZ & Me: The Disappearing Gun

LOCATION: North Head, Auckland, New Zealand
PHOTOGRAPHY & COMMENTARY: Allie Merrick

A Secret That Slept

Out of sight,
like a thief in the night,
it would fire as bid
then disappear and be hid
down into the ground
where it could not be found.
Dark tunnels kept
a secret that slept.

Allie Merrick

Peter, Riley & I walked through a series of dark tunnels.

We came to a room that concealed the disappearing gun.

Just as a 9mm fires rounds that are 9 mm in diameter, the 8 Inch Disappearing Gun fires shells that are 8 inches in diameter. It was designed to disappear between shots. It retracted below ground where the gun could be hid & reloaded. Learn more here.

Standing outside looking in.

Standing inside looking out.

This vantage point provided an expansive view.