Oddities

[Half Moon]

Appendix Outside Waistband - The Scottish Way

Saw this in a tweet today:





Tracked it to this link with a little more info and better pictures:

https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-co...roy-macgregor/

[Blades]

Is that a knife blade in it also?

[Half Moon]

Is that a knife blade in it also?

Looking hard at the photo's on the website I'm thinking it's just part of the lock mechanism though it does look almost edged...

Now for something definitely with a blade, how about the leatherman of handguns - the Apache revolver:









19th century French but British commandos are alleged to have commissioned a 9 mm copy during World War 2.

Possibly the most tacti-cool pistol ever!

[Blades]

That covers all the bases-- punch, stab and shoot.

[Grey]

So if anyone calls me tacticool I can say at least I'm not WWII British Paratrooper tacticool!

[wvincent]

That would make an awesome EDC, all your tools in one pocket.

[Half Moon]

Never bring a pistol to a dogfight?

the Americans, having the superior air position, opened their doors and began firing their service pistols at the German plane.

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war...destroyed.html

Also

1911 or 19-AA?

That’s when Owen raised his pistol and took four shots at the Japanese pilot.

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/ins...lane-shot.html

[Half Moon]

Photo came up in Twitter today:



Tracked to an article here:

https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-...o-battlefield/

The armor of François Antoine Fauveau as struck dead by a cannonball at the battle of Waterloo. Just, damn...

[1slow]

Photo came up in Twitter today:



Tracked to an article here:

https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-...o-battlefield/

The armor of François Antoine Fauveau as struck dead by a cannonball at the battle of Waterloo. Just, damn...

REAL BIG BORE STOPPING POWER !

[JAD]

Turns out they used to make a .46.