Research Press http://www.lrml.org/cgi-bin/researchpress/YaBB.pl Target Shooting & Musketry Instruction >> Historical Events >> Ladies Competitions http://www.lrml.org/cgi-bin/researchpress/YaBB.pl?num=1109768314 Message started by dbm on 03/02/05 at 12:58pm

Title: Ladies Competitions Post by dbm on 03/02/05 at 12:58pm I recently found a press report of the fourth annual prize meeting of the Bristol Volunteer Rifle Corps, held at the end of July 1863. Apparently, �in the course of the day a large number of ladies assembled in a field adjoining the rifle ground, and at a range of 100 yards competed with Prussian needle rifles.� Just how common were ladies matches of this period? This is the first one I can recall coming across. David

Title: Re: Ladies Competitions Post by Bill_Curtis on 03/04/05 at 3:29pm Around 1864-5 there was a Lady Member of the Chislehurst (I think, or might have been Twickenham?) Rifle Club who competed shoulder to shoulder with the men in Long Range Any Rifle using a Rigby. She put up some impressive scores but I have never been able to find out her name, as being a 'Lady' she could not possibly risk her reputation by its appearing in print.  She features in a number of reports over the period.

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