Carbine Gun c. 1937

George Fairbanks’s "Carbine Gun" drawing shows the carbine from many angles, almost like he’s turning it in his hands. I imagine him sketching it over and over, each line a discovery, trying to figure out how all the parts fit together. You know, sometimes drawing something is the only way to really see it. Maybe Fairbanks was fascinated by the carbine's mechanics. It’s not just about showing what it looks like, but about understanding how it works. I wonder what was going through his mind as he drew each detail. Was he thinking about the gun's history? Was it an object of beauty, a tool, or a symbol of something else? Maybe he was just having a nice time drawing! What would it mean to make something so meticulous today?