Calamity Jane, famous figure of the American West, ~1880 - eviltoast
  • EtherWhack@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    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.