PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoCalamity Jane, famous figure of the American West, ~1880lemmy.worldimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1190
arrow-up1190imageCalamity Jane, famous figure of the American West, ~1880lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareAlbbi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 year agoNah, that’s not it at all. Looks almost exactly like this Frank Wesson 1870 Large Frame Pocket Rifle Second Type with Stock
minus-squareEtherWhack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoUsing “pocket rifle” the actual one pops right up. It’s apparently called the “New Model Pocket and Bicycle Rifle” and was made by J. Stevens Arms and Tool Co. Ref: https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2022/11/14/rimfire-report-stevens-pocket-rifle/
minus-squareSpot@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoMy brain is very tickled imagining Calamity Jane riding by with her pocket gun on her bicycle
minus-squareRaiderkev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoThat’s gotta be it. I was looking at it crazy hard trying to figure out wtf if was.
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoThat looks like it’s more for target practice than an actual fight.
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year agoOh yes, it does! Not surprising she’d use different guns I guess. A little difficult to look up “Calamity Jane’s gun” because it’s the name of a gunseller, but Lensing the image brought up other pics of her.
Nah, that’s not it at all. Looks almost exactly like this Frank Wesson 1870 Large Frame Pocket Rifle Second Type with Stock
Using “pocket rifle” the actual one pops right up.
It’s apparently called the “New Model Pocket and Bicycle Rifle” and was made by J. Stevens Arms and Tool Co.
Ref: https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2022/11/14/rimfire-report-stevens-pocket-rifle/
My brain is very tickled imagining Calamity Jane riding by with her pocket gun on her bicycle
That’s gotta be it. I was looking at it crazy hard trying to figure out wtf if was.
That looks like it’s more for target practice than an actual fight.
Oh yes, it does! Not surprising she’d use different guns I guess. A little difficult to look up “Calamity Jane’s gun” because it’s the name of a gunseller, but Lensing the image brought up other pics of her.