And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I miss my black power pieces. (not a tragic boating accident, a fire)
To me shooting black powder firearms and shooting medium format roll film are much alike; the time and necessity of precision encouraged attention and thought before squeezing the trigger.
Meh, I don't see no harpoon.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, that is an outstanding tool collection. And neat and orderly, just the way it should be.
Rick
The stuff on the wall, at some point it went from "practical" to "decorative."
ReplyDeleteBut it is still neat.
Its the flintlocks I'm admiring
ReplyDeleteMe too.
DeleteI miss my black power pieces. (not a tragic boating accident, a fire)
ReplyDeleteTo me shooting black powder firearms and shooting medium format roll film are much alike; the time and necessity of precision encouraged attention and thought before squeezing the trigger.