Anything wrong with this gun ad?

[Charleo0192]

What's wrong with this Gun ad?


Nothing.


The word 'Automatic' in this context relates to the means of ejection being automatic when the Revolver is opened fully.


There was not yet a connotation for the word to be exclusively used for describing 'Autoloaders' or 'Automatic Pistols' in the sense we now copnstrue them.

maybe its me, but I was thinking it was a kid was holding a revolver. but hey, maybe it was something real technical

 

[cougar1717]

The gun is pointed at the person who drew the ad?
The little girl doesn't have any ammo?

 

[KrisKollins]

Is encyclopedia spelled wrong? Yes it is......

 

[UpTheIrons]

Is encyclopedia spelled wrong? Yes it is......

Actually, that was a common spelling in those days. Many words elided the sound of the "ae" diphthong into just an "e" sound, which 'changed' the spelling.

See the image of the book here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Americanized_Encyclopædia_Britannica_title_page.jpg

More info on usage here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Æ

Here ends the English lesson.

As to the ad, I don't care how "safe" it is, a gun doesn't belong where it is in this ad.

 

[gun guy]

that add is pretty straightforward, its absolutly safe, it will only kill you once in a lifetime, whats not to hard to understand. ah, its a cheap weapon anyways, i have the recipt for dads 1911 government model, he paid $15 for it, quality costs. who wants a 6 dollar gun anyways

 

[FIVETWOSEVEN]

^^haha thats great!

 

[A and O]

^^+1 on that's great^^

 

[ljnowell]

I thought it was called an automatic because all you had to do was pull the trigger again, its double action.

 

[Onmilo]

Ya know,,,one of the reasons they called those guns "Suicide Specials" is because of all the people who shot themselves trying to figure out how the damned things worked,,,

 

[Guns and more]

Don't worry, it had the "Glock" trigger safety.

Snort, snort.

 

[akadave]

There are a number of these ads circulating in emails. They are supposedly real old ads and some are patently ridiculous. Im told they are fake.

 

[John Wayne]

I don't care how liberal (in the classical sense) about guns you are, it is not a good idea to have a (presumably) loaded, unholstered revolver on the lap of an unsupervised sleeping child.

The ad also doesn't make the distinction about whether or not "Papa said" the gun would not hurt them if used properly, or if he said there was absolutely no way it could hurt them. The former is sound logic; the latter downright dangerous. Sorta like saying the Titanic was perfectly safe and unsinkable so you didn't need to worry about the fact that it had insufficient life rafts.

IIRC, Iver Johnson also had a famous "hammer the hammer" advertisement advising purchasers of their firearms to whack the hammer of a loaded revolver with a mallet...not the safest way to check for safety function.

Is it real? Probably. Keep in mind that at that time (or not long before) cocaine and heroin were also perfectly legal, acceptable ingredients in medicine intended to help children sleep better or get over sinus infections.

 

[dsk]

Advertisers were known for making some pretty outrageous claims in those pre-CPSC days. My favorite is the old Colt .38 Super ad that claims you can take any game on the North American continent with one. There wasn't any mention of whether the manual included a caveat about coating the exterior with Vaselene first, so that it'd be easier for the bear to shove it where he wanted.

 

[KrisKollins]

Very interesting stuff here.

 

[KrisKollins]

Actually, that was a common spelling in those days. Many words elided the sound of the "ae" diphthong into just an "e" sound, which 'changed' the spelling.

See the image of the book here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Americanized_Encyclopædia_Britannica_title_page.jpg

More info on usage here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Æ

Here ends the English lesson.

As to the ad, I don't care how "safe" it is, a gun doesn't belong where it is in this ad.

Well, there you go...... Thanks.

 

[marv]

Later, with their exposed hammer revolvers, their ad slogan was "Hammer the Hammer". The original transfer bar or hammer block.

 

[lawboy]

I think it is fake. The imagery does not make sense, even for that earlier time. Why in heck would a young girl be fondling a revolver in her bed at night?