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This is the first page of the story, and the only one drawn (other than the cover). It wouldn't all have been hand-written as though from a diary, but it seemed like a great start. The .58 cal. lead mini ball is acccurate. The $10 gold piece, though, is unfortunately a type that only began to be struck in 1866. (I had no way to know at the time.) The type it should have been is almost the same -- the only difference is tha the correct type for 1860 to 1865 didn't have the banner under "states of".
While I only drew the cover, and penciled this one page, the entire story is written in full. I took great care that each character spoke in a different regional Southern dialect. Silly me. Who'd notice... But I wanted to do what Mark Twain had done. Each of the characters in Huckleberry Finn also spoke in his own dialect.
While I only drew the cover, and penciled this one page, the entire story is written in full. I took great care that each character spoke in a different regional Southern dialect. Silly me. Who'd notice... But I wanted to do what Mark Twain had done. Each of the characters in Huckleberry Finn also spoke in his own dialect.
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I have a few mini balls -- a couple bought in the souvinir shop at Gettysberg in the early 60's. Another was given to me -- no idea where it was from. Another I picked up on the stairs leading up from the subway in Toronto! No... I don't think there was ever a civil war battle in the Toronto suburbs. Someone dropped it. It was bright and shiney, with all the details crisp -- just like replicas I had seen once for sale at the USS Constellation in Baltimore. So this one was evidently a recently made souvinir also.
I"ve handled but never shot a working replica musket of some sort or other. It belonged to Steve Gallacci, and he told me it cost nearly $1,000.
I"ve handled but never shot a working replica musket of some sort or other. It belonged to Steve Gallacci, and he told me it cost nearly $1,000.
Yeah, the ones he is using are period correct, usually a replica made by Colt or an Uberti replica Sharps. they are QUITE pricey. I've handled one or two, and got to fire one, a replica Springfield, in .58 caliber. Was quite the smoke-monster!
I still want a replica trapdoor Springfield in 45-70 caliber.
Till then, I'll settle for a single-shot 45-70 at the local gun store for around $200 dollars. Nice break-open design like a shotgun.
I still want a replica trapdoor Springfield in 45-70 caliber.
Till then, I'll settle for a single-shot 45-70 at the local gun store for around $200 dollars. Nice break-open design like a shotgun.
I don't have any major ambitions to own any sort of historical firearm. Too much hassle, and too expensive. Still, if I were fantasizing, I don't know if a musket would be at the top of my list. Maybe Schmeiser or Thompson. I used to say that the perfect toy gun was a real gun with the firing pin removed. While I think that's still true, a toy that costs several hundred dollars seems foolish. The Japanese make plenty of decent replicas that are much less costly. I have an Airsoft British LA-85, for instance, and a Baretta 92 of some model. Also a number of plastic ones. Maybe its for the best my toy guns are really toy guns...
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