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ladies hand guns
tleve:
OK , I have heard some cilivan women talking about carrying ladies hand guns for " portection " against the "enemy" . does anyone know if 1) would Civil War ladies carry these guns ? 2) know of any reenactors who do ? 3) if they carry do they take part in battles ?
cheekyactress:
This is an interesting question. I cannot remember any civilians (ladies) ever carrying handguns at any of the events I've attended, but of course, in history you can never say, never.
Let me see if I can contact some of my old Civil War chums and see what insight they have on this question.
Cheeky
tleve:
i have never seen ladies carry either , but i have heard or them . I am sure that in history some did , but in reenacting , i'm not sure.
cheekyactress:
There are a few 'Ladies' that do portray spies of the Union/Confederate. Perhaps this would be a venue that you could portray?
Cheeky
tleve:
I guess a spy would but you don't have many at reenactments. I always thought that if you wanted to carry a gun , why not be a solider? I'm happy being a non gun carrying cilivan ;)
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