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1500 rpm? Obviously before "truth in advertising" laws, too.


Early Thompsons, like the prototypes and the M1919, did have a ~1500 rpm cyclic rate. The firing rate on the M1921 was a bit slower at ~1200. Later models dropped to ~600-800.
 
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Hop head
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hop head has a completely different meaning now, apparently,


as in one who likes hoppy beer,.,,,



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Never leer at a bosom. Get a sense of it and quickly look away. Big Grin



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"Hop" is an early 20th Century slang term for opium. Originally, the term "hophead" referred to an opium addict. A "hopdog" (no, really) is an opium addict in the terminal phase of the addiction.

When I was growing up, the term was still in use but much less so, and was understood to refer to any sort of drug addiction, which shows you what six or seven decades of use can do to slang terms.

These terms have now been appropriated by beer craft fans, and foodies.

It's no surprise, then, that you can find Hophead Opium Beer and HopDog Beer Works, and stuff like this.


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I recall the phrase "hopped up" being used in the 70s.
 
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1500 RPM lol! Is that how fast he twirlrd it before he put it back in his holster?

I love the old S&W and Iver Johnson ads. They are pretty cool.
 
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I've rustled up a couple old SW revolver ads and framed them for my shop:



From July, 1924 (I forget which magazine- it's marked on the reverse side of the page)



From McClure's magazine July, 1897^^

A shame that Colt one isn't real- I enjoy the historical ads for objects still in use.




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A bicycle revolver that may be carried in the pocket without inconvenience? AND in the powerful 32 calber??? Sign me up!

Thanks for the pics I need to get some of those for my workshop.
 
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That twin comet looks familiar. Antiques do not look so old anymore as you age.
 
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Never leer at a bosom. Get a sense of it and quickly look away.


Unlike some of our members who practice leering in the grocery line.
 
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That boy AIN'T got a pretty mouth.
 
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This Cobra was purchased in Ohio in 1975, by my wife, I think, the store is out of business but I'm still working on trying to trace it.

 
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Original ad was for toothpaste. Razz




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Excellent. This board is amazing!



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See, that skeezer is swappin' spit with the man, and then she's gonna shoot him for attacking her.
 
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Eh wot old chap? Is it GLEEM a spoof on DREEM toothpaste?


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I liked the ad better when it was encouraging her to shoot the creepy hophead.
 
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One minute she was thinking of capping his creepy-ass, the next she's swapping spit with her new bad boy. Go figure
 
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