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Jeff Daniels/Joshua Chamberlain..."Gettysburg"

Swords tend to have more than a bit of romaticism along with the direct practical function. And there were some who continued to use these in modern warfare, but more a matter of tradition or eccentricity than larger scale effectiveness. The British officer Churchill for example during ww-2...

Specifically a 1884 model Springfield. It has the broader breechblock (earlier models had a arched breechblock). The sights are the Buffington style which was adopted during those years-the Buffington sight was criticized for being more a target sight than a military sight because it was moved...

In the 19th century it was quite common for the flag to be portrayed on broadsheets, commemorative prints, and various items around ones home. The concept that the image of the flag itself was restricted only by good taste and respect for not using the image for such as personal equipment...

As noted the buying frenzy is on because of the same old fears. Also the suppliers are quite happy to go along with the whole situation as obviously it benefits some of them quite well. And that's even without the price inflation inherent to a panic buying situation. Politically unlikely any...

Another factor was that many of the people in the settlements, in the postwar period, had been Union or Confederate soldiers. As a result the hotheads who did try for such as bank robberies or extending the violence beyond acceptable levels tended to get dealt with fairly severely...or shot to...

Curator; The cost of firearms and ammunition did tend to limit the use of firearms, even in serious situations. In the immediate post civil war period two argonauts were walking from Westport KS to Ten Mile house in Colorado. They had offended the Cheyenne/Arapaho somewhere near today's...

The piece from modern tactical looks incredibly well made as it should be for almost a thousand dollars. However the shape of the pommel could be questionable as it lacks the 'stop' at the pommel end to place the hand properly. * Windlass, makes a generally good product but occasionally the...

"I'm going to say they'd all be firearms. What do I win?" Blackbeard A roundel A Welsh Longbow And a trebuchet... Although it is interesting in this informal survey how prevalent various forms of Kalish's there were, that says something about the overall usefulness of his design...

Shotgun 12 g single....as virtually nothing can fail on these and these are not especially ammunition sensitive. And anyway many on the American frontier used either double or single shotguns and so it is a proven system under difficult conditions. Rifle; a .223 AK (BKW) or a Galil Variant...

More specifically about the Roman's what they did was to argue about the weapons of others and adopt what had worked well agaisnt them. The gladius was partially derived from the Iberian weapons. The Spatha indirectly arose from the long swords used by the Gauls. The Iberian Falcata was not...

"I have known a gentleman hurt in rapier fight, in nine or ten places through the body, arms, and legs, and yet has continued in his fight, & afterward has slain the other, and come home and has been cured of all his wounds without maim, & is yet living. But the blow being strongly made, takes...

Better not to do it. As noted on reservations the juristictional agreements can be quite complex. In addition to the tribal cops there are sometimes agreements between them and other Pd's for cross enforcement. And if the casino is located in a incorporated town on the reservation their is a...