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what kind of gun is that?
The shootin’ kind. Where’d she get it? At th’ gettin’ place.
What does it do? shoots you That.
A doohickey from the thingamajig store
It was what was called a pocket rifle, which was one of the first types of collapsible/removable stock rifles.The one that she has in particular, was marketed so that you could put the collapsed rifle into a pocket that you would have strapped to the crossbar of your bicycle.
I put a link to a blog with the actual make/model about it further down the chain.
And it's got a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time.
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
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 looks like it's more for target practice than an actual fight.
That's gotta be it. I was looking at it crazy hard trying to figure out wtf if was.
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.
This was Miss America in 1880.
Holy shit.