Speaking of History, Lewis & Clark

[jb]

My favorite gun shop here in town has a gun that went with L&C on their journey. It's a rail mounted blunderbuss in great condition.
Owner of the shop is a buddy of mine and he picked it up years ago from the Clark family that lived in the Detroit area. Has letters and documents on it. I"ve held it, talk about a feeling of history.
It's available if you have about $250K. :)

[Bwana]

The gent from Pawn Stars would give him $50 for it. ;)

[Penguin]

Now that would be something to hold in your hands. I'm jealous. Always loved the stories about how those guys made it and what equipment they used.

Not sure I love it 250k worth though! :)

Will

[Captain]

Make a picture of it JB. I'd love to see it. I had a book on tape once about Lewis and Clark it was great to listen to on a long trip!


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[HideHunter]

Very cool.. One of my good friends is a descendant of Sacagawea.

[Captain]

That is cool!

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[HideHunter]

One of the things I picked up in reading some of the history is that one of the guys was a hardcore fisherman. He caught catfish on the trip that were estimated at over 200 pounds. Blues I imagine, though it doesn't stipulate. Big fish even if he "exaggerated" a bit. ;)

[Bwana]

Can't be an exaggeration fishermen never do that, do they?

[Captain]

Bet he caught them near Floyd's Bluff? ;-)

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[Thumper]

One of the things I picked up in reading some of the history is that one of the guys was a hardcore fisherman. He caught catfish on the trip that were estimated at over 200 pounds. Blues I imagine, though it doesn't stipulate. Big fish even if he "exaggerated" a bit. ;)

I'm sure he carried an accurate high-capacity scale with him. Sounds like a "fisherman's estimate". ;)