The Velo-Dog… was a pocket revolver originally created in France by René Galand… in the late 19th-century as a defense for cyclists against dog attacks. The name is a compound word composed of “velocipede” and “dog”.
Some additional context during the period France had a large amount of feral dogs. Also for fellow dog lovers they did make less-lethal ammunition for these. The name Velo-Dog is used to refer to a class of guns (pocket carry small caliber revolvers) from that period rather than a specific make and model.
Royal Armouries video: [13:36] https://youtu.be/oG-vw_zvMY8?si=Zi391RG9AIH3vbbB
Ian’s video: [13:36] https://youtu.be/6nB2fjFw8iM?si=
Coincidence that they’re both the same length.
I’d love to know how these were mounted on the bike or if any real thought was put into it.
To put it in perspective, this is before most bicycle brakes, pneumatic tires, any kind of gear-train.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velocipede
That guy in number 11 looking super happy because he doesn’t have to lug his giant weiner around town anymore.
Mounted? Where did you see that? Unless I missed it, I don’t think they mounted these on the bicycle, cyclists just carried them in a pocket or something.