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Post by 1shot1k_Admin on Nov 27, 2016 23:16:15 GMT -6
Hey, did y'all know the Union created 7 "City Class " iron gun boats to run the Miss. river during the war? One named the Cairo "all 7 named after Northern cities" saw some action, then while clearing Torpedoes (mines) with several other gun boats, two explosions under her port bow sank her. Injuries but no deaths. After over 100 years this boat was brought up in three sections as not to destroy her. With a length over 100 feet by over 50 feet wide and a hull of 2.5 inches...she had 13 guns......as to powder you say.. AFTER she was brought up, nearly all of her guns were preserved in such a way and built in such a way, that the powder was still ready to fire from the loaded guns. I think that is neater than snot. She was also the first to sink from an electrically detonated mine.
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Post by armedandsafe on Nov 28, 2016 0:09:42 GMT -6
I once got an old pistol that had belonged to my maternal Great-grandfather, then my Grandmother, then my Mother. The last person to fire and clean it was my Father, when he was dating my Mother. Over the years, the flint striker had been replaced with a cap nipple. While replacing the freshly cleaned pistol on the hooks over the back door, he dropped it and cracked the nipple. That was the last time it was fired. Late Twenties or very early Thirties. I got it when Mom died in the late 70s. In the mid 80s, I took it to a 'smith and asked him to replace the nipple. The 'smith, as was prudent, put a cap on the nipple and pointed it into his "catch" bucket. When he pulled the trigger, it fired! Kinda startled us. Pops
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