Shot The Buffalo, And Gold Plated Lover Boy!

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Circus Pillar of the Community United States 3079 Posts	Posted 10/18/2013 4:26 pm Here are a couple of the odd balls I picked up @ the LCS today. Being a token collector I tend to buy what strikes my fancy of the odd ball etc. Called shot the buffalo, 1917 appears to be a .22 slug. It appealed to me since I have read most of the old circus and wild west shows books about the trick shot actors. Meet a few of the modern era ones. They would shoot a bunch of them and sell them after the performance. Probably a faux one but @ the price $2.00 I couldn't pass it up for the sideshow collection. One of them gold plated ones again being in the junque bin box/½ off couldn't pass it up for a buck. Might end up as a pocket piece. Report this Post to the Staff

persistnt Pillar of the Community Canada 726 Posts	Posted 10/27/2013 7:18 pm I like them too...........Bufalo nickel was a good shot.....When I was in the Army around 1990 I shot a 25 cent Piece,,,,preety near dead center,,looks exactly like yu coin in picture....I saved mine for years (Hope I still hav it)...My weapon had a 22 (Sub) calibre insert device...for yu info......Its the distance yu are (At) shooting from that will say if yu are good shot or not to hit a coin..... Edited by persistnt 10/27/2013 7:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Circus Pillar of the Community United States 3079 Posts	Posted 10/27/2013 8:39 pm The old wild west showman and women that traveled putting on shootist exhibitions never left anything to chance. From putting the coins on the ground and using low powdered ammo so not to waste any to using what is called rat shoot today .22 caliber filled with very small pellets so if they were close one or more of the pellets would burst the glass balls they shot at and if any struck the audience they wouldn't get hurt. They are called trick shots for a reason! Report this Post to the Staff
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