And now for something completely different ... for me at least.
Checking out a local gun store a little ways from my usual stomping grounds. Lots of gee whiz black rifles, with every accessory known to man. Tried to talk me into a Glock or two, couldn't believe I didn't own one ... yet.
Spotted a muzzle loader "Kentucky Long Rifle" on the wall near the back, consignment sale. 42 inch barrel, fully stocked 58 inch tiger stripe maple .45 caliber, long and as graceful as an nubile Itaiian model on the runway. Looks like an older conversion from a flinter when I carefully pulled the lock off.
The gun store was happy to be rid of it, didn't fit their "tactical oeuvre" I guess. It now resides, all dusted off and with a lightly oiled patch run through the bore, at my house while I decide the best way to display it ... after I check the barrel and test fire it of course.