interesting picture

cmj · Post by **cmj** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 1:34 pm

Thought somebody might find this picture intersting. Was taken in 1917 and that is one long sight tube or scope.

silentfury214 · Post by **silentfury214** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 3:07 pm

It is a scope.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 9:43 pm

And she needed a little more instruction on proper gun handling.

silentfury214 · Post by **silentfury214** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 10:10 pm

At least her finger is about 5 inches away from the trigger. :P

solid7 · Post by **solid7** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:10 pm

My apologies, as, I have no smart-aleck comment to contribute. I just wanted to ask what the history of the picture is? How did you come across it?

cmj · Post by **cmj** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 6:48 pm

The picture is of my wife's Grandmother, taken in 1917, probably in Canada. A coincidence that our daughter is a rifle shooter.

jhmartin · Post by **jhmartin** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:18 am

Looks like one I'd take to CostCo and have posterized and hang in the range, next to one of your daughter in her gear....

kevinweiho · Post by **kevinweiho** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 12:24 pm

These long scopes were common in the days of the Civil War where both Confederate and Union snipers used them to cause inumerous deaths.

seamaster · Post by **seamaster** » Sat Dec 25, 2010 8:07 am

How accurate are those Civil War snipers?BQJ87

kevinweiho · Post by **kevinweiho** » Sat Dec 25, 2010 1:35 pm

seamaster wrote:How accurate are those Civil War snipers?BQJ87

The Berdan sharpshooters were notable in that their marksmen were able to shoot ten shots within a circle with a diameter of ten inches at a distance of 300 yards.

Both sides used Malcolm scopes and other brands and were capable of kills of over half a mile...

waxman · Post by **waxman** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 7:27 pm

What's that in her pocket?

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