I like the name 'coup de poing' for knuckleduster. Presumably derived from the sound a Frenchman makes when on the receiving end!
I was browsing an old catalogue of a manufacturer in St Étienne, as you do, and thought people might like this:
Needless to say the pistol is in johns encyclopaedia, and is apparently a copy of the “Eureka”
And then there was this page of cycling supplies:
Cycling in France in the 1890s must have been even worse than in Chatham in the 1980s, if revolvers and knuckledusters were required equipment!!
Morally flawed
I like the name 'coup de poing' for knuckleduster. Presumably derived from the sound a Frenchman makes when on the receiving end!
Vintage Airguns Gallery
..Above link posted with permission from Gareth W-B
In British slang an anorak is a person who has a very strong interest in niche subjects.
The Eureka-copy advert is very interesting Jerry, as this is the first time I have seen an advert for this pistol in any catalogue other than the French Martinier-Collin catalogues, all of which date from 1884 and earlier. In 1885 Martinier-Collin sold his gun-making business and the new owners re-named it 'Manufacture Francaise d'Armes de St Etienne'. So your catalogue shows that the pistol continued to be made after the company was taken over. Do you have any idea of the date of your catalogue?
Cheers,
John
Vintage Airguns Gallery
..Above link posted with permission from Gareth W-B
In British slang an anorak is a person who has a very strong interest in niche subjects.
The little revolvers were intended as defence against angry dogs in the countryside.
One of the better-known ones was called the Velo[bicycle]-Dog.