Gals & Guns!

Dashriprock · Oct 24, 2009

None of that bikinis and machine guns modern nonsense ... we're talking vintage!

I just discovered a fantastic website dedicated to old photographs, and while searching came across these great shots. These are optimized for web view, but one can get huge hi-res versions at the site Shorpy Historic Photo Archive | Best Pix on the Net I linked them below.

What a great time it must have been in America then. Wonder if they still have these school teams in D.C. today? Yeah, right.

Washington, D.C., circa 1925. "Girls' rifle team of Drexel Institute."

Full size here: Point and Shoot: 1925 | Shorpy Historic Photo Archive

1925. "Girls' rifle team, University of Maryland."

Full size here: Girls With Guns: 1925 | Shorpy Historic Photo Archive

November 10, 1922. "Girls' rifle team." Bet it was loud in there!

Full size here: Girl Shooters: 1922 | Shorpy Historic Photo Archive

November 2, 1922. Washington, D.C. "Girls' rifle team, Central High."

Full size here: School Shooters: 1922 | Shorpy Historic Photo Archive

"'Safety first' is the motto of Miss Mary Jayne of Keith's circuit. Mary Jayne, seated in rocking chair with pistol strapped to her knee, claiming exemption from concealed weapon regulation by saying her thirty-two isn't a concealed weapon in these days of knee-length skirts."

Full-size here: Loaded Legs: 1922 | Shorpy Historic Photo Archive

RonJ · Oct 24, 2009

Interesting photos. Thanks!

Beauetienne · Oct 24, 2009

Very cool pics.

Jim Shugart · Oct 24, 2009

Okay. I've got the short one #2 stage right in next to the last photo. The rest of ya'll just back off. . .

Bob R · Oct 24, 2009

They are all right handed

. Maybe they beat them into shooting right handed like they used to do with writing?

Neat pics, that whole site is full of photo goodness.

bob

Vulcan Bob · Oct 24, 2009

Wow, what a great post! Thank goodness we have the modren version of these gal's around still.

Bullseye 2620 · Oct 24, 2009

Not vintage, but here's my buddy Yuan Xiao Qi being introduced to firearms training in China.

Bullseye

sipowicz · Oct 24, 2009

This would be a fitting firing squad for the Taliban......

Texas Star · Oct 24, 2009

I posted a Girls and Guns video link a few days ago, but can't find it. Must have been deleted. But they all looked a lot hotter than this bunch. Wore a lot less, too.

But this does show that the girls and guns theme goes back for many years.

T-Star

The Last Standing Knight · Oct 24, 2009

Dashriprock said:
None of that bikinis and machine guns modern nonsense ... we're talking vintage!

I just discovered a fantastic website dedicated to old photographs, and while searching came across these great shots. These are optimized for web view, but one can get huge hi-res versions at the site Shorpy Historic Photo Archive | Best Pix on the Net I linked them below.

What a great time it must have been in America then. Wonder if they still have these school teams in D.C. today? Yeah, right.

Washington, D.C., circa 1925. "Girls' rifle team of Drexel Institute."

Full size here: Point and Shoot: 1925 | Shorpy Historic Photo Archive

1925. "Girls' rifle team, University of Maryland."

Full size here: Girls With Guns: 1925 | Shorpy Historic Photo Archive

November 10, 1922. "Girls' rifle team." Bet it was loud in there!

Full size here: Girl Shooters: 1922 | Shorpy Historic Photo Archive

November 2, 1922. Washington, D.C. "Girls' rifle team, Central High."

Full size here: School Shooters: 1922 | Shorpy Historic Photo Archive

"'Safety first' is the motto of Miss Mary Jayne of Keith's circuit. Mary Jayne, seated in rocking chair with pistol strapped to her knee, claiming exemption from concealed weapon regulation by saying her thirty-two isn't a concealed weapon in these days of knee-length skirts."

Full-size here: Loaded Legs: 1922 | Shorpy Historic Photo Archive

Looks like Miss Mary Jayne has a Colt .25 in that holster

HAWKEYE10 · Oct 24, 2009

I see more "LADIES" buying guns today than ever.
I like that!!! Don

sub-moa · Oct 24, 2009

Dashriprock said:
"'Safety first' is the motto of Miss Mary Jayne of Keith's circuit. Mary Jayne, seated in rocking chair with pistol strapped to her knee, claiming exemption from concealed weapon regulation by saying her thirty-two isn't a concealed weapon in these days of knee-length skirts."

Full-size here: Loaded Legs: 1922 | Shorpy Historic Photo Archive

Actually, not a .32, but a Colt 1908 Hammerless in .25ACP

Oops...Sorry Last Night...

Mickey D · Oct 24, 2009

Dashriprock said:
"'Safety first' is the motto of Miss Mary Jayne of Keith's circuit. Mary Jayne, seated in rocking chair with pistol strapped to her knee, claiming exemption from concealed weapon regulation by saying her thirty-two isn't a concealed weapon in these days of knee-length skirts."

Full-size here: Loaded Legs: 1922 | Shorpy Historic Photo Archive

Great pictures and website.

The little Colt 1908 .25 is in an Audley Holster designed for a Colt 1903-'08 (.32-.380)

Cyrano · Oct 25, 2009

Can't identify all the rifles but here goes for some of them:
Drexel, left to right: M 1922 Spfld, Win 52, M1922 Spfld?, Winder Musket, Spfld, Winder Musket.

U of Md: mis of M1922 Spflds, and Winder Muskets.

Central High; Winder Muskets.

Must be an indoor, 50 foot league: those Winder Muskets were chambered for the 22 Short.

digi-shots · Oct 25, 2009

MickeyD.... good call on the Audley holster! They're interesting holsters, I just wish they didn't tend to scratch the finish on the trigger guards.

Here are two 1914 vintage pics... a group of ladies getting some handgun instruction from the local constable:

Bullseye 2620 · Oct 25, 2009

Eleanor Roosevelt with her Outdoorsman.

roundgunner · Oct 25, 2009

Mickey D · Oct 25, 2009

digi-shots said:
MickeyD.... good call on the Audley holster! They're interesting holsters, I just wish they didn't tend to scratch the finish on the trigger guards.

Audley enough, I'm a fan of the design and started collecting a few. I'd like one like that rig she has to go with my Colt 1903 Hammerless.

These two are for a 4" K frame and a Colt Police Positive.

digi-shots · Oct 25, 2009

Mickey,

I've got 2 of them... one for a 4" I think (I've got it stashed somewhere!)... and the other is for a snub nose M&P.

BLACKHAWKNJ · Oct 25, 2009

My mother (b.1913) knew one her great grandmothers, she told me Great Grandma had the reputation of being a good shot. Annie Oakley we all know, there were the Fabulous Topperweins, Adalbert and "Plinky".

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