Foreign Legion in the Sahara

M ELEY · 21st August 2022, 09:26 PM

I've always been fascinated by these guys! Thanks for starting this thread, Jim! Unfortunately, I've got nothing to offer but my own fasination the the 'Legion'. I always sort of saw them as 'mercs' but I know that term is frowned upon these days.

Cool pistol, Rick! I always found it interesting that so many French and Belgein pinfires and other pistols of this period had the lanyard ring. As I understand it (from a novice of firearms, mind you) that these were attached to a lanyard/piece of cloth or belt and secured to the wrist to prevent accidentally dropping it while on horseback?

That's a great pic, 'Nando! Note the hammer pole camp ax he is carrying (one of which many try to pass off as a boarding ax, BTW-

21st August 2022, 09:26 PM	#6
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,141	I've always been fascinated by these guys! Thanks for starting this thread, Jim! Unfortunately, I've got nothing to offer but my own fasination the the 'Legion'. I always sort of saw them as 'mercs' but I know that term is frowned upon these days. Cool pistol, Rick! I always found it interesting that so many French and Belgein pinfires and other pistols of this period had the lanyard ring. As I understand it (from a novice of firearms, mind you) that these were attached to a lanyard/piece of cloth or belt and secured to the wrist to prevent accidentally dropping it while on horseback? That's a great pic, 'Nando! Note the hammer pole camp ax he is carrying (one of which many try to pass off as a boarding ax, BTW-