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Curt A wrote:

Lucius1958 wrote:

Curt A wrote:I particularly like one of the other pics of this guy holding a Stevens Bicycle Gun. My dad had one of these when I was growing up and I don't know what he did with it...

Well, those were different days. Bicycle hunting has since been banned: the few surviving high-wheelers are now a protected species...

- Bill

The 1890s was a different time, for sure... it's a good thing that bicycle hunting has been banned, it was getting out of hand.

What were / are 'foot-pads' ???

poodling around wrote:What were / are 'foot-pads' ???

I had to look that up. I thought they meant animals that have foot-pads.
Nope. It's an obsolete term for a highwayman who robs on foot, called a footpad or padder.
You learn something new everyday!

James.

Roaring20s wrote:

poodling around wrote:What were / are 'foot-pads' ???

I had to look that up. I thought they meant animals that have foot-pads.
Nope. It's an obsolete term for a highwayman who robs on foot, called a footpad or padder.
You learn something new everyday!

James.

As opposed to "high-pads", who were mounted highwaymen: they were considered an elite among robbers.

- Bill

Curt A wrote: I was always a big fan of Monty Python and British humor...

How ironic!