So, it's 1910, what would you choose to carry?

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On firing, recoil moves the frame backward, against the pressure of the spring, while the pin (an object at rest) tends to stay at rest

Not just the Triple Lock, Vern, they all do that. I have seen high-speed photos showing the front ejector rod tip latch completely out of touch."...


there is very little recoil transmitted to the firearm until the bullet leaves the bbl anyway.

gunnie

Wow, AMD, OLD. SCHOOL.

I'd go with the Colt 1908 Pocket Hammerless. Before people cry "stopping power" though, keep in mind cops probably weren't packing that as much firepower. The German army was content using .30 Luger in their service pistols and cops had six shooters and that more more than enough.

As for the T-rex, I'd say an M40 recoilless rifle. Or if portability is an issue, an M18 recoilless rifle.

The German army was content using .30 Luger in their service pistols

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I have never seen any mention of the German army using .30 Luger. The 9mm came out in 1902 or 1903. The German Navy adopted the 9mm in 1904 and the Army in 1908. They had not previously issued Lugers.

The Swiss, Portugese, and Finns issued .30s, but how many wars were they fighting? (The Finns went to 9mm before they bumped up against the Soviets.)

This is a tough one...

Pocket carry - Bayard 1908 .32 or even .380
Holster carry - FN 1903 in 9mm Long. I would keep the shoulder stock in the vehicle in just in case...

What was available as surplus then (similar to the makarov/tokarevs of today)?

I'd either be carrying a LeMat or a SAA in 45 colt. Probably the Colt. Though, I like the idea of the LeMat well enough.

I'm not too worried about gentlemanly carriage in cities.

savage model 1907

I'd either be carrying a LeMat or a SAA in 45 colt. Probably the Colt. Though, I like the idea of the LeMat well enough.

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The LeMat, of course was a cap-and-ball, not cartridge revolver. While the large diameter cylinder did give a few extra shots, the "grapeshot" barrel was pretty much a failure -- unless you always fired it first. Otherwise, the shot charge would creep down the bore with each discharge from the cylinder.

A 1905 Colt .45 auto is tempting, but I could get along nicely with a Colt SA 4 3/4" in .45 Colt. Could also be comfortable with a 5" Triple Lock Target. Would have to check but I think there were some pretty wad-cutter like bullet designs available from Lyman in .44 caliber those days.

I don't recall hearing too much about excessive force or lawsuits back in those simpler days either.

S&W Russian.

Colt Single Action Elepahnt Model for 1902.
I'd have two: one in .470 Nitro Exp. the other in 5.5 Velo-dog

The LeMat, of course was a cap-and-ball, not cartridge revolver. While the large diameter cylinder did give a few extra shots, the "grapeshot" barrel was pretty much a failure -- unless you always fired it first. Otherwise, the shot charge would creep down the bore with each discharge from the cylinder

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Yes, I realize the limitations of the LeMat having fired and fondled originals.
If you're concerned for my well being because of the cap and ball option, would you feel better if I imported one in 12mm?
I also like the architecture of it. It's pleasing to the eye.

If you're concerned for my well being because of the cap and ball option, would you feel better if I imported one in 12mm?

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Nope. When it's your butt on the line, I think you should make your own choices.

But I must admit, I would have thought about it a long time before I thought of a LeMat. And I wouldn't think much about it.

Post #5 for me, thank you.

LeMat also makes one heck of a good bludgeon after you run out of ammo.

Model 1900 Parabellum.

I believe there was a late edition of the LeMat that was pinfire. (In the revolver cylinder only, the grapeshot barrel was still percussion.)

This is a very easy question.

I would have either a Webley-Fosbery or a Webley RIC (Royal Irish Constabulary) revolver, in. 455 of course . I would also have a handlebar mustache, and my wife would have died of typhoid in 1908 from drinking from the Thames river.

How wonderous was the Edwardian age! Just imagine if I had chosen an American pistol...

Hey, do you think we could change the date to 1915? That way, I would carry a Chauchat, for the sake of reliability

Colt New Service, 45 Colt, 4 1/2" barrel. A superior revolver, with better sights than comparable Smith & Wesson offerings. Fairly light, with an excellent single action trigger pull. I had one when I was younger, traded for something that I really needed.

one of these of course in .45Colt... ok maybe two

Probably a S&W or Iver Johnson .38 hammerless, just like almost everyone else that actually carried a gun concealed. The rest carried vest-pocket .25s.

Model 1911, prior to acceptance by the US Army in 1911, Browning's / Colt's .45 acp pistol must have been available to the general population.

Model 1911, prior to acceptance by the US Army in 1911, Browning's / Colt's .45 acp pistol must have been available to the general population.

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Not until some ways into 1912...

The first Model 1911s were leaving the Factory in April 1912, if memory serve...and, would have been hard to get for the first year or so.


The Model 1905 was available to the public till around 1912, or, when ever stock-on-hand ran out...with used ones or not-sold ones being available thereafter.


The 1905 was a little lighter loading than the 1911, about on par with .44 Russian...so, no slouch, but, later Ammo could harm it's different Slide/Barrel arrangement.

The 1905, mechanically, was essentially a .45 Calibre version of the 1903 'Pocket Hammer' .38 Auto.