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[–] bismuthbob@sopuli.xyz 24 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I still have Arms and Armor on my bookshelf! The gilded percussion revolver? The African throwing knife? The tilting helmet with a face? Every page was a new thing for child me to fixate on.

[–] LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The Lemon Squeezer was the one that always stuck in my mind.

[–] bismuthbob@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 months ago

Yep! The Turbiaux pocket pistol. Very unique round gun. Contrary to what the book says, the Iver Johnson gun used in the McKinley assassination bore no resemblance to it.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I used to borrow it from the library in elementary school so many times they sent me to the guidance counselor, though I was like the most non-violent kid in the world lol