rafterob
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Close to me is "Bat Cave" NC named for a local cave where they had harvested guano since the 1700's for gunpowder.
:metoo:tenngun said:When I started watching there was the great ships and histories mysteries, the revolution ect ect, then came pawn stars and pickers. :shake: very sad. I still watch some shows but mostly it’s a waste of the airways.
Artificer said:One thing that is lost or not talked about much is that the larger Native American Tribes originally got to be large in population and powerful by the fact they warred and drove out or subjugated other tribes and were then better able to establish agriculture. This was going on long before the Europeans showed up. The Iroquois were especially warlike and subjugated other tribes, for example. However, unlike the European Settlers, they did not try near genocide against or extreme forced migration against other tribes.Brokennock said:Did ya catch the guy from Yale lamenting that the people of Boonesborough were portrayed as hero's, "but the Indians are Americans too." Sure they are, now. Did/do they deserve more respect, sure. But I'm sick of his ilk trying to rewrite history to be politically correct.
Black Hand said:I saw more than one percussion gun.
I'm still curious about the magic flintlocks that shoot with the frizzen open and the pan empty...
Black Hand said:I saw more than one percussion gun.
I'm still curious about the magic flintlocks that shoot with the frizzen open and the pan empty...
Not really - I saw the frizzen open, the person pulled the trigger, you heard the shot and even saw smoke come from the pan. They were shown from all angles with the frizzen open, and yet the guns still fired. Most/all were camera angles from behind and to the side - no danger to anyone...tenngun said:Black Hand said:I'm still curious about the magic flintlocks that shoot with the frizzen open and the pan empty...
I think the frizzen open thing was a safety measure. Those shots came from the camera man off to one side but in front of the gun.
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