PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agoCalamity Jane, famous figure of the American West, ~1880lemmy.worldimagemessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1132arrow-down11
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minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-29 hours agohttps://images.app.goo.gl/yo6fUczVwwBBo2eR9 Does this help? Bear in mind, when the pictures were taken, objects that were moved during the long exposure could be distorted
minus-squareAlbbilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 hours agoNah, that’s not it at all. Looks almost exactly like this Frank Wesson 1870 Large Frame Pocket Rifle Second Type with Stock
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-246 minutes 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.
minus-squareEtherWhack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 hours 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-squareRaiderkev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 hours agoThat’s gotta be it. I was looking at it crazy hard trying to figure out wtf if was.
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 hours agoThat looks like it’s more for target practice than an actual fight.
https://images.app.goo.gl/yo6fUczVwwBBo2eR9
Does this help?
Bear in mind, when the pictures were taken, objects that were moved during the long exposure could be distorted
Nah, that’s not it at all. Looks almost exactly like this Frank Wesson 1870 Large Frame Pocket Rifle Second Type with Stock
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.
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/
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.