Barks & Bullets: The Story of S&W’s Bicycle Guns

[Annihilator]

Nice read on the story of S&W ‘s bicycle guns. Some good history on S&W.

Barks & Bullets: The Story of S&W's Bicycle Guns

Just as dogs today chase cars because they’re unusual and scary, they also chased bicycles in the 19th century. As such, Smith & Wesson chose “Bicycle Gun” as the name for these new Safety Hammerless revolvers with short barrels.

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[ScottJ]

Cool article. When much younger, and we knew we would be riding our bikes past aggressive dogs, we would carry about a 3' long stick.

 

[michael.ed]

Neat article. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Bassbob]

I read an article in The Elks magazine about the history of velos/bicycles and how the “ Golden age” of bicycles in the US was the 1890s. It was said that bicycles did more to free women than all other events in history. Bicycle organizations in the 1890s are also largely responsible for spurring the government to invest in roads and bridges.
Anyway, the Elks article didn’t touch in guns at all so this is another interesting facet.

 

[lmgunner13]

I used to race road bicycles in the USCF (united states cycling federation, now called USA Cycling). There was a particular stretch of road near Usery pass in Arizona that was on the Fort Mcdowell Indian reservation that was great for training but also had a couple of aggressive dogs. After the first time they chased me I brought a few large milk bone treats. For the 7 years I trained there those dogs would come out to the street and sit down waiting for me same time every day for their treats.

 

[benstt]

Interesting! Is the fin at the back of the grip a style piece, or does it have some mechanical function?