November 2009 - Argghhh!

Yes, Sanger had it right in the first post. Eric knew what it was, too. This pic's for you, Eric. John Not-the-Armorer knew what it was because he sold it to me.It's a single action Nagant pistol, that was cut-away (most likely a home-grown job, not an arsenal-quality piece of work) and then stored badly (as Tim noted).The Nagant's claim to fame is that unlike most revolvers, this pistol actually seals at the breech. The bullet is seated well down inside that cartridge case (yes, that's...

I love Rock Creek Park (Click on the Map HERE ). For those not familiar with Washington D.C., It is a lesser known feature of the city...

I'm going to throw some chum into the water right now. I find the idea that Islam should be destroyed or all Muslims killed or somehow, some way made to be something other than Muslim or sent into detainment camps so offensive that it drives me very near to breaking this blog's rules and throwing out the idea of free and reasoned debate to tell you what I really think about those suggestions. On your recommendations, I should walk in to work tomorrow and tell my Muslim friend and co-worker...

There are seven Medals awarded for actions on this day in our history militant, and a very interesting group of heroes it is. We start with a second award, have a combat swimmer, three Medals for trying to *prevent* a battle, a heroic medic, and we end up with one "very tough 'Rican", as Boq would say.Indian Campaigns. We met Captain Baldwin before, on 12 July, when he earned his first Medal during the Civil War.BALDWIN, FRANK D. SECOND AWARD Place and date: At McClellans Creek, Tex...

On a lighter note...I need a little research assistance on weapons and I thought this would be the right place to do it. Recommendations please.A character in a story is fighting the undead. The character needs to have appropriate weapons to accomplish the task. The rules of killing the undead are:-They're dead already. -Vital organs not required to survive-Blood loss is minimal, see rule number one-Can be maimed and dismembered-Can survive without major limbs, though will be necessarily impaired...

There have been nine Medals awarded for actions on this day, spanning from the Civil War to Vietnam. The three from the modern era are all posthumous. One third of the Medals, and all that went to living recipients, come from the Civil War. Three sailors, three soldiers, three battles. BELL, GEORGE Rank and organization: Captain of the Afterguard, U.S. Navy. Born: 12 March 1839, England. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 17, 10 July 1863. Citation: Served as pilot of the U.S.S. Santee when that...

Just some general thoughts on Thursdays shooting and things I've seen or heard or read...It wasn't near as long after as I expected, but, as always, when there is a mass shooting that receives mass publicity, somebody always follows up. At work, a television was on CNN who was reporting on the shooting and pointing to the Ft. Hood massacre with a subtitle of "Blood Thirsty Society?"Uh...no more than any other societies and a much less than many. The title did have my eyebrows shooting...