Bicycle Gun???

[MrOverlay]

Guess I'll get this lettered. I've had it for several years, but I need to nail this down.

 

[nodpete]

Here's what was I think, the 'original' bicycle gun !
I had one as a kid but didn't know what it was.

 

[MrOverlay]

WOW! That is really cool. If we only knew then what we know now.

 

[Tom S.]

We're not allowed to shoot bicycles around here...

 

[Bald1]

What's the best caliber for bicycles? 10mm probably?

 

[cgt4570]

With the roll marks on the side of the barrel, it's a legit bicycle gun. I have one like yours in nickel.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

In the mid 60s'. My bicycle gun was a Browning SA 22.(still have it)....I'd wrap it in a towel and tie it to the "boy Bar" on my 26 in Western Flyer.....I took it lots of places that way.......Hunting-the swimming hole-friends house-etc. Being young I didn't know there real bicycle guns back then.

 

[MrOverlay]

With the roll marks on the side of the barrel, it's a legit bicycle gun. I have one like yours in nickel.

It has them on both sides. It would be nice to have a letter on it just to have.

 

[raljr1]

I have a blued 32 and a nickel 38. Not sure the 38 is still called a bicycle gun. Save the $100, just sell me that one. That is a very nice one.

 

[mmaher94087]

OP, it will definitely letter as a blue, 2", .32 caliber Safety Hammerless, "Bicycle" gun.

 

[Patbar]

In France , bicycle guns were small guns intended for shooting dogs who chased bicycles when those appeared at the end of the 19th century.

These guns were also called "velodog", a name formed by the French word "velo" (common name for bicycle) and the English word "dog".

By the way, the bicycle was invented by a French guy named Pierre Michaux, born in 1813 in the city where I live, and his son Ernest.

The Michaux's bicycle is shown below.

 

[murphydog]

In France , bicycle guns were small guns intended for shooting dogs who chased bicycles when those appeared at the end of the 19th century.

These guns were also called "velodog", a name formed by the French word "velo" (common name for bicycle) and the English word "dog".

By the way, the bicycle was invented by a French guy named Pierre Michaux, born in 1813 in the city where I live, and his son Ernest.

The Michaux's bicycle is shown below.

Thanks for posting. I've recently taken French up again informally and found out the newer word for bicycle.

I suppose "bicyclette-chien" doesn't quite roll off the tongue like "velodog".

 

[James K]

S&W 32 Safety 3rd Model Hammerless "New Departure" also known as a bicycle gun. According to the auction sight it sat in someone's bedroom for decades and never went outside.

 

[glowe]

I like the ads of the time.

 

[Model19man]

Very nice revolver. Bicyclists have certainly evolved since then but it still might be a good idea to have a 32 revolver around when an angry dog starts chasing you.

 

[mikerjf]

I like the second ad with the "Velo-bum" revolver!

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Velo-Dog? That's the round that Charles Askins used to convert a Colt Woodsman to Centerfire.
He Won the National Championship, but the resulting ruckus forced him to resign from the Border Patrol.
Encyclopedia of Bullseye Pistol

 

[Patbar]

Velo-Dog? That's the round that Charles Askins used to convert a Colt Woodsman to Centerfire.
He Won the National Championship, but the resulting ruckus forced him to resign from the Border Patrol.
Encyclopedia of Bullseye Pistol

You're right Pilgrim. The French bicycle gun were ususally in .22 caliber and it is stated in this Encyclopedia of Bullseye that the velodog is a French round.

Charles François Galand, a French gunsmith, developped a small 6 mm pocket gun in 1868 and its cartridge which he called "velodog". After this, the term designated the gun itself.

 

[Patbar]

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I suppose "bicyclette-chien" doesn't quite roll off the tongue like "velodog".

You're quite right Murphydog ! And congratulations for taking up French which is a pretty difficult language especially for its grammar.

 

[Patbar]

It seems, regarding the guns and their caliber, that in the U.S., the bicycle guns were more intended for self defense against persons than for running dogs.