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re: History in Pictures is a great twitter feed. Here is one just posted.
Posted on 7/16/14 at 10:02 am to Darth_Vader
Posted on 7/16/14 at 10:02 am to Darth_Vader
quote:
1. Name of this pistol?
2. Country of Origin?
3. Most famous person to die by this pistol?
Wlther PPK
England
Random Bond Villan
2
Posted on 7/16/14 at 10:02 am to Napoleon
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I took a picture at a monument for that ship.
Greatest maritime disaster ever in the US, like 2,000 people died. It was severly overloaded because it was carrying people back from the war.
I think it happened the day before or after Lincoln was shot, so it is merely a footnote in History, even though the loss of life was so great.
There is a memorial in Memphis or west Memphis I think to it.
Yep. It happened the day after Lincoln was shot.
Posted on 7/16/14 at 10:03 am to Napoleon
quote:
Wlther PPK
Close
quote:
England
No
quote:
Random Bond Villan
Bond did use this pistol in many movies but this gun is famous for killing someone in real life.
Posted on 7/16/14 at 10:03 am to Napoleon
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Wlther PPK England
ETA (As that's a PP, not a PPK - I give partial credit.)
Darth - I don't know the famous victim. Shame on me.
EFTA: Darth - wiki says it was a PPK that killed you know who (AH)...
This post was edited on 7/16/14 at 10:07 am
Posted on 7/16/14 at 10:07 am to Ace Midnight
quote:
Darth - I don't know the famous victim. Shame on me.
You're going to kick yourself.......
.... the most famous person to die by this pistol was this guy...
He shot himself in the head with a Walther PPK .380.
ETA "K" added for Ace.
This post was edited on 7/16/14 at 10:09 am
Posted on 7/16/14 at 10:08 am to Darth_Vader
quote:
He shot himself in the head with a Walther PP .380.
Sorry, not wiki but this page:
Historical Firearms.info
Says it was a PPK in 7.65mm.
Posted on 7/16/14 at 10:09 am to Darth_Vader
Make/country
Posted on 7/16/14 at 10:10 am to Ace Midnight
quote:
Sorry, not wiki but this page:
Historical Firearms.info
Says it was a PPK in 7.65mm.
Well i stand corrected, I thought it was a .380. Thanks.
Posted on 7/16/14 at 10:11 am to Spaceman Spiff
Type 96 light machine gun / Japan
Posted on 7/16/14 at 10:12 am to Darth_Vader
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Well i stand corrected, I thought it was a .380. Thanks.
To be fair, that is speculation - the actual pistol is long lost, and he did own several PP and PPK pistols. I don't know how popular .380 was at that point, but it remains possible.
I was just beating Napoleon up over "England" as the manufacturer - as if English/British firearms (pistols, particularly) have been worth a crap in centuries.
Posted on 7/16/14 at 10:21 am to Ace Midnight
quote:
To be fair, that is speculation - the actual pistol is long lost, and he did own several PP and PPK pistols. I don't know how popular .380 was at that point, but it remains possible.
I was just beating Napoleon up over "England" as the manufacturer - as if English/British firearms (pistols, particularly) have been worth a crap in centuries
Yeah, their rifles are (or were) awesome, pistols not so much.
anyway, let's try a two for one one....
1.
This picture shows the first ever aircraft launched from a ship. What's the name of the ship?
2.
This picture shows the first ever aircraft landing on a ship. What's the name of the ship?
(HINT: It's a different ship from picture 1)
Bonus: Name of the pilot in each picture?
Posted on 7/16/14 at 10:24 am to Darth_Vader
quote:
anyway, let's try a two for one one....
Dont know the first one, but that last one is the converted Birmingham. Thats all I got...
Posted on 7/16/14 at 10:24 am to Darth_Vader
THat's Eugene Ely flying from the USS Birmingham to the USS Pennsylvania.
Posted on 7/16/14 at 10:26 am to Spaceman Spiff
quote:
Dont know the first one, but that last one is the converted Birmingham. Thats all I got...
Actually the first one is the USS Birmingham.
Posted on 7/16/14 at 10:29 am to JustGetItRight
quote:
THat's Eugene Ely flying from the USS Birmingham to the USS Pennsylvania.
You're correct on the pilot. He did take off from the Birmingham and he did land on the Pennsylvania. but he did not fly from one to the other. When he took off from the Birmingham he flew to shore. He did not attempt to land on the Pennsylvania for another couple months. And when he did he took off from shore.
Posted on 7/16/14 at 10:31 am to Darth_Vader
quote:
Actually the first one is the USS Birmingham.
Posted on 7/16/14 at 10:32 am to Darth_Vader
Ok, continuing with ships - this is all I could find.
Name and its importance:
Name and its importance:
Posted on 7/16/14 at 10:33 am to Spaceman Spiff
quote:
Ok, continuing with ships - this is all I could find.
Name and its importance:
Looks to be a really early version of the paddle-wheel steamboat. Pre-Civil War for sure. That's all I've got.
Posted on 7/16/14 at 10:35 am to Darth_Vader
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Looks to be a really early version of the paddle-wheel steamboat. Pre-Civil War for sure. That's all I've got.
Correct so far...Try very early American and who made it?
Posted on 7/16/14 at 10:35 am to Spaceman Spiff
Robert Fulton's steam boat?
That's just a SWAG based on the fact that it is clearly a very early paddle wheel steamship.
That's just a SWAG based on the fact that it is clearly a very early paddle wheel steamship.
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