"Monte Cristo," but not the count

[Valentina Apresjan]

Montekristo IS a rifle, here you go
http://weaponclub.ru/istoriya-oruzhiya/ruzhe-montekristo/


On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 7:40 PM, John Kopper <john.kopper at dartmouth.edu>wrote:

> I'm revising a translation that I've completed of Boris Poplavsky's
> "Apollon Bezobrazov" and am now puzzling over certain artifacts from Paris
> in the 1920s. One is "Monte Cristo."  From context, it seems to refer to an
> air rifle: "V tirakh khlopaiut Monte-Kristo." Any suggestions about
> meaning, or an idea of the derivation?  Thanks.  John Kopper
>
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