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Geelong Cycling Club
Functional object - Starter Pistol, 1960-1980
... Starter Pistol...starter pistol...Starter Pistols were fired to start cycling races...-peninsula Starter Pistols were fired to start cycling races ...Starter Pistols were fired to start cycling races in the 20th century. Blank shells or caps were used. In recent years electronic timing has become the norm. http://www.muzzle.de/N4/Schreckschuss/Perfecta__S____G____GThis starter pistol is a great example of the pistols used by cycling clubs in mid to late 20th century.Starters Pistol. Includes (oil stained) directions for use and specifications. German made. The pistol is in its original green cardboard box. Also has two circular containers of blank caps."Mayer & Sonne KG/StartPistole/Kal.6mm Flob.Platz/Made in Germany"starter pistol, sporting event, race, starting pistol -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1900s
... of the men is holding a starter's pistol, one is holding an axe... behind wood-chop blocks. One of the men is holding a starter's ...This is a photo of a woodchopping competition, a popular event at this time. The location is unknown, but it may have been the recreation area in Halls Gap.The photo shows men standing behind wood-chop blocks. One of the men is holding a starter's pistol, one is holding an axe and one is holding a book. There is a man seated on one of the blocks, In the left foreground three men are seated with their backs to the camera. Spectators can be seen in the background behind a wire fence.recreation, woodchopping competition