Yup.Originally Posted by will_1400
The .380s didn't appear 'til 1908.
(I've been running a little love affair with old .32 pocket autos lately. They come from an era when a gentleman could walk into a store and buy one, or even mail order one, and then slip it in his pocket, sail around the world without a passport and with a gun in his pocket, and nobody would find it the slightest bit strange.
Walls were fewer and horizons a bit further away in those days, I'd imagine.)
Those were the days when it was fashionable to carry a pocket pistol. When self confidence was such that ballistic substitution was not necessary. When the ability to defend oneself was considered not only a right, but an obligation.Yup.
(I've been running a little love affair with old .32 pocket autos lately. They come from an era when a gentleman could walk into a store and buy one, or even mail order one, and then slip it in his pocket, sail around the world without a passport and with a gun in his pocket, and nobody would find it the slightest bit strange.
Walls were fewer and horizons a bit further away in those days, I'd imagine.)
I envy your collection and the times it reflects back to.
Men freely believe that which they desire.
Julius Caesar
I've always admired is the 1903/1098 series. Honsetsly, one gun I'm bound and determined to own is a Baby Browning. Yes, it's practically useless for self-defense, but something about them just screams "buy me".Yup.
(I've been running a little love affair with old .32 pocket autos lately. They come from an era when a gentleman could walk into a store and buy one, or even mail order one, and then slip it in his pocket, sail around the world without a passport and with a gun in his pocket, and nobody would find it the slightest bit strange.
Walls were fewer and horizons a bit further away in those days, I'd imagine.)
Lightly used.
Raven. Desbiens. Personal Security Systems. Shaggy. Looper. 9. 9. .357.
Last edited by JDM; 09-11-2011 at 01:25 PM.
Nobody is impressed by what you can't do. -THJ
AFHF:
Nobody is impressed by what you can't do. -THJ
My latest acquisition, Kahr T9.
Going to be my range/CCW match/occasional carry pistol after I verify reliability.
What to do when you get your hands on some off-camera flashes? Take pictures of your guns, duh!
JP Visual Design
An awesome firearm and an awesome flashlight!
Chemist.
You've got a thing for black don't you?What to do when you get your hands on some off-camera flashes? Take pictures of your guns, duh!
Nice picture
Men freely believe that which they desire.
Julius Caesar
He never went back.You've got a thing for black don't you?
Nice picture
All I know is that I know nothing. - Socrates
Reply With Quote
