We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/02/the_militaria_s.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:07:18 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/02/the_militaria_s.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/02/the_militaria_s.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:32:51 -0600
At any rate, y'all have a good end-of-the-world  piece there, to go along with the end-of-the-world place, there.  I mean, you got yer manure piles for the saltpeter, and I betcha there are some willow trees in the wet places for the charcoal, and didn't they usedta mine a buncha lead around there?  I just wonder where you are going to get the sulfur, and the urine of a wine-bibbing bishop (originally and traditionally the best liquid to wet down the dry ingredients of the black powder when mixing it).
]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/02/the_militaria_s.html#comment-98601 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/02/the_militaria_s.html#comment-98601 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:19:07 -0600
If I was going to do that sort of thing, the nice thing about a 1st Model is that they are correct for pretty much all the periods of American history where the Brown Bess made an appearance.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/02/the_militaria_s.html#comment-98595 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/02/the_militaria_s.html#comment-98595 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:38:41 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/02/the_militaria_s.html#comment-98582 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/02/the_militaria_s.html#comment-98582 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:03:59 -0600 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/02/the_militaria_s.html#comment-98577 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/02/the_militaria_s.html#comment-98577 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:50:56 -0600 Speaking of knives and danger .... who was it who bayoneted themself? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/02/the_militaria_s.html#comment-98575 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/02/the_militaria_s.html#comment-98575 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:53:59 -0600
Looked like a great little local show.
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Hard to tell who's stuff stopped where when each of you loaded as much as you could onto (and under and around) the tables.

I would have gotten more pictures but as noted I got into a photography discussion and the ever-indulgent wife ran out of patience before we were even done with that so I had to grab what shots I could on a quick scamper and get moving.

Oh, and what John didn't mention is that while he was safe from that impressive display in the foreground, he's leaning on a glass display case full of other - and probably sharper - goodies.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/02/the_militaria_s.html#comment-98570 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/02/the_militaria_s.html#comment-98570 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:26:30 -0600 Cool! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/02/the_militaria_s.html#comment-98567 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/02/the_militaria_s.html#comment-98567 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:23:42 -0600 I see a couple there I might have liberated and brought back to Colorado... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/02/the_militaria_s.html#comment-98561 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/02/the_militaria_s.html#comment-98561 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:53:44 -0600 Even a dull butter knife can cut your finger. You should have protection. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/02/the_militaria_s.html#comment-98560 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/02/the_militaria_s.html#comment-98560 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:38:57 -0600 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/02/the_militaria_s.html#comment-98558 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/02/the_militaria_s.html#comment-98558 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:58:31 -0600