PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoCalamity Jane, famous figure of the American West, ~1880lemmy.worldimagemessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1190arrow-down12
arrow-up1188arrow-down1imageCalamity Jane, famous figure of the American West, ~1880lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square15linkfedilink
minus-squareAlbbi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·7 months 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-up11·7 months 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-up2·7 months agoMy brain is very tickled imagining Calamity Jane riding by with her pocket gun on her bicycle
minus-squareRaiderkev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoThat’s gotta be it. I was looking at it crazy hard trying to figure out wtf if was.
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoThat looks like it’s more for target practice than an actual fight.
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-27 months 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.