Introducing the Sniper Bike - Chicago police 1941

[Andy_C]

Fun picture on the tribune website this morning, this could have been big with additional development

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/chi-081029-archive-oddities-pg,0,324471.photogallery It is image 13

Caption from the Tribune "Chicago police officers Frank Folsom (left) and Robert Williams rehearse an act on a 15-gun "sniper bike" for the Police and Fire Thrill Show in July 1941."

 

[armoredman]

They had a lot of extra time back then - lower crime rate, perhaps?

 

[Quoheleth]

The guy on the front is Sgt. Tackleberry, the bicycle & small arms czar.
The guy on the rear is obviously the donut czar.

Q

 

[Rellian]

OMG!



There are no words........

 

[seanie!]

This is all wrong. Where's the bayonet? Where's the night vision scope? I know this is the 40s, but for crying out loud, where's the laser?!

 

[offthepaper]

It appears this pic was taken at Soldiers Field in Chicago.
Talk about crowd control!

 

[SP Shop Foreman]

Nothing compared to Gunkid's Assault Wheelbarrow.

 

[SharpsDressedMan]

Are those fishing poles just under the handlebars?

 

[BHP FAN]

Assault Wheelbarrow with a ''canned'' .223!

 

[dirt_j00]

Sgt. Tackleberry needs to work on indexing his trigger finger(s)!

 

[BHP FAN]

''Are those fishing poles just under the handlebars?''
Trapdoor infantry rifles,carbines in back.

 

[maskedman504]

And we thought tacticool was a convention of the internet.

 

[MMCSRET]

As post #2 said: They had more time back then, they also drew 2 paychecks; one from each side of the law.
"Vote early;Vote often!!!!!!!

 

[SquirrelNuts]

They are the Quick Response Team at Gecko45's mall. Too funny!

 

[Shovelhead]

Budget Cutbacks.........