Early gun culture in 'Murica

[WillBrink]

Some anti gun types like to claim the "gun culture" in the US a new phenomenon, which anyone with two working neurons and basic knowledge if US history knows is horse pucky. These authors looked at historical sources to conclude guns were popular and common. Not a new paper, but one I had not seen before:

COUNTING GUNS IN EARLY AMERICA
William and Mary Law Review
VOLUME 43 No. 5,2002

Full paper:

http://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1489&context=wmlr

[Outlander Systems]

Awesome find.

Cliff's Notes for you illiterate types:

There were more guns in Colonial American households THAN CHAIRS.

[Averageman]

Awesome find.

Cliff's Notes for you illiterate types:

There were more guns in Colonial American households THAN CHAIRS.

Due to the time it took to load one, having several quality guns was a big plus when you might be dealing with multiple enemies. If you didn't it went hand to hand, hatchet to hatchet or knife to knife rather quickly.

[Arik]

Awesome find.

Cliff's Notes for you illiterate types:

There were more guns in Colonial American households THAN CHAIRS.
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[Campbell]

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Bravo!😀

[SteyrAUG]

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[Kain]

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[Moose-Knuckle]

Some anti gun types like to claim the "gun culture" in the US a new phenomenon, which anyone with two working neurons and basic knowledge if US history knows is horse pucky. These authors looked at historical sources to conclude guns were popular and common. Not a new paper, but one I had not seen before:

COUNTING GUNS IN EARLY AMERICA
William and Mary Law Review
VOLUME 43 No. 5,2002

Full paper:

http://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1489&context=wmlr

Good stuff, thanks for sharing.

When you only have one shot you typically have multiple rifles at hand considering loading them was cumbersome.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urvTPBsXVfw

[WillBrink]

Good stuff, thanks for sharing.

When you only have one shot you typically have multiple rifles at hand considering loading them was cumbersome.


The original NY reload!

[Averageman]

I do believe this was a fairly common practice.
I remember reading that some raiders during the civil war carried as many as six revolvers and sometimes had more holsters attached to their saddles.

[soulezoo]

^^^see Outlaw Josie Wales

[Moose-Knuckle]

I do believe this was a fairly common practice.
I remember reading that some raiders during the civil war carried as many as six revolvers and sometimes had more holsters attached to their saddles.

Republic of Texas' Rangers were the first to deploy a revolver in combat. Fifteen Rangers armed with the then new Paterson revolvers conquered a band of about 100 Comanche warriors in a fight at Plum Creek, near San Antonio on August 12, 1840. Then in the mid 1840's Captain Samuel Hamilton Walker ventured North to meet with Samuel Colt to design the Walker Colt, the largest and most powerful black powder repeating handgun ever made. Unlike Hollywood's depictions, the Ranger would not carry these guns holstered to him but instead he would have mounted them to his horse's saddle. It was not uncommon for a Ranger to have three or four of these pistols with him. The Rangers could shoot with one in each hand in full gallop while still controlling their horse's reins. Unloaded the Walker Colt weighs in at four and half pounds with it's nine inch barrel.