A Time Travel Question.....

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2002-10-04 07:17pm

From Jeff Coopers' Commentaries:

http://www.dvc.org.uk/~johnny/jeff/jeff4_15.html

In a recent adventure appearing in one of the science fiction magazines, the author postulates time travel and suggests that his protagonist, when wafted back into the late Stone Age, was able to bring along his own personal fancied-up Colt Commander in 45, and that his subsequent adventures gave rise to the legend of Mjðlnir, the Hammer of Thor. That's an entertaining thought, as it re-states the question that many of us have considered in our reading of time travel fantasy in general.

Knowing what you do about smallarms, what piece that you now own would you choose to accompany you back into days gone by? This may be worth a small bull session.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2002-10-04 07:26pm

I read a story like this in the mid eighties. Some guy goes to one of the Scandinavian countries for a gun competition. He gets lost in a blizzard and somehow travels back in time.

He has his gun with him and becomes leader of a tribe. It probably the same story.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-10-04 07:48pm

AK -47, Dependable, Damn thing can take a beating and still work

And enough Ammo that I need to leave some behind to even move

If it was hand-guns only though? My trusty Dependable Browning MK III .45

Post by **weemadando** » 2002-10-04 07:52pm

What to take back?

Definately the AK, anything that can be buried in mud for a month then be picked up, have a mag inserted a fire off the mag without a problems is reliable in my book.

And the problem (well my problem) with that story is that it creates support for the concept of pre-determination. I just don't like the thought of that.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2002-10-04 08:02pm

The story was part of a collection of sci fi short stories that all revolved around time travel. If I can recall the name I will post it.