The Velvodog, Current production?

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True? But these guys seem to be the experts.

From http://www.velodogs.com

The Velodog Name

Another point troubling a discussion of velo dog revolvers is the fact that the name has been largely misunderstood. General opinion is that Galand designed this gun for bicyclers to use against wild street dogs and urban fox living close to town. It is true the velo comes from velocipede, the French name for a bicycle. But the ‘dog’ part of the name, would be chien, in French, thereby making for a velochien. The English name, velodog, is curious because England manufactured no velodogs. In fact, the velo dog was named after the short nosed bulldog which was the very popular short nosed revolver of the day. In 1868, the Webley gun manufacturing company designed the English Bulldog, with a stubby 2.5 inch barrel, smaller grip and a cylinder holding five .45 caliber shells. It was manufactured in 1872 and patented in 1878.
 
Johnm1 said:
True? But these guys seem to be the experts.

From http://www.velodogs.com

The Velodog Name

Another point troubling a discussion of velo dog revolvers is the fact that the name has been largely misunderstood. General opinion is that Galand designed this gun for bicyclers to use against wild street dogs and urban fox living close to town. It is true the velo comes from velocipede, the French name for a bicycle. But the ‘dog’ part of the name, would be chien, in French, thereby making for a velochien. The English name, velodog, is curious because England manufactured no velodogs. In fact, the velo dog was named after the short nosed bulldog which was the very popular short nosed revolver of the day. In 1868, the Webley gun manufacturing company designed the English Bulldog, with a stubby 2.5 inch barrel, smaller grip and a cylinder holding five .45 caliber shells. It was manufactured in 1872 and patented in 1878.
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Found these bits near the bottom 1/4th of that loooooooooong webpage of very interesting small revolvers.

"The simply fact was that bicycles were thief magnets, both because they were valuable and easily resold, but also because cyclists, especially women, were very vulnerable. The thief knocked the rider down, stole his or her wallet or purse and then made off with the bicycle."

"When bicycle manufacturers sold their products to ordinary citizens, they were happy to provide a 'bicycle gun' as well. Curiously, the genre of weapons called bicycle guns consisted or more than just small handguns because so many standard gun makers hoped to cash in on this new market of bicycle accessories even if they did not produce bicycles."

"In the end, the velodog was unable to compete with the Baby Browning, a semi-automatic hand gun using center fired 6,35 or .25acp cartridges. The 6,35 cartridge was not the challenge as many velodog revolvers used this cartridge. The Browning Baby offered the allure of a rapid firing semi-automatic action in a thin and small package"
 
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Driftwood Johnson said:
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At the turn of the Century (1900) bicycle riding was a new craze. Bicycles were becoming popular all over the country (don't forget it was a pair of bicycle mechanics who built and flew the first heavier than air flying machine in 1903).

Anyway, Smith and Wesson was making some very short barreled Top Break revolvers that were known as Bicycle Revolvers.This is one. The idea was they could be easily carried and concealed, and used to defend Daisy on her bicycle built for two from bipedal and quadrupedal ruffians if necessary.

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Back in the 1970s I had a summer job working at a University painting dorm rooms. I was renting a cottage a few miles outside of town and I commuted to work every day on my state of the art 10 speed. State of the art back then.

There was a Saint Bernard along my route who used to like to chase me, but I think he was just running for fun. He probably would have wagged his tail if I ever stopped. But there was a German Shepard along my route who clearly had it in for me. He would rush out onto the road barking and frothing, clearly trying to get a piece of me. I had a heavy pad lock on a heavy chain that I used to lock up my bike every day. So one time when the Shepard came gunning for me I swung the lock on its chain and let him have it on the side of his head.

He never bothered me again.
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I had a terrier of some type that chased me on a dirt bike every time I rode by 'his' cabin (had to ride slow because of the loose sand there). When he grabbed my pants leg, I gave him a free flying lesson. He'd bark after that, but sit still.
 
While we are on the subject of Velodogs, my 22 CCM dies came in today. The Velodog cartridge is just a shorter version of the 22 CCM at much lower pressures. I'm gonna try to load some for mine. It is a subject of another thread in reloading. Unfortunately I forgot to order a shell holder. Sucks getting old.
 
entropy said:
I had a terrier of some type that chased me on a dirt bike every time I rode by 'his' cabin (had to ride slow because of the loose sand there). When he grabbed my pants leg, I gave him a free flying lesson. He'd bark after that, but sit still.
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I rarely actually laugh out loud at internet posts, but that one did the trick.
 
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