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When we visited Fort Smith National Historic Site, we saw rejectors dressed as 1830s-era soldiers firing muskets. Looking at what happened when the second soldier pulled the trigger, those muskets must have been as dangerous for the person firing as they were for the person on the other end.
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It is indeed very dangerous looking at the explosion.
I agree with you. I wouldn't like to be at either end.
Omg! :-(
Reading your description I can just picture.. smoke coming out the barrel, a big kick-back and a man lying flat on his back :)
Nice shot, George.. I'm sure no one was injured in the shooting.
be well, be Happy
Pam
oh boy, gunfire! i love things that go boom and would have loved to see/hear this. now I can see it, but where are the sound effects.
You captured an amazing shot of the action, George!
yes, yikes!
have a great week ahead!
I can feel the pain on my shoulder lol.
Hmmm...
I have aimed once... part of my service training.
Whoa! It must have been very scary in the 1830s! Looks kinda scary now too.
I agree. Sometimes I wonder why they even bothered to use them?
They are braver men than me, looks like a fun day out.
All guns are dangerous to me.
I'm so glad guns are now much improved! It's hard for me to imagine having to carry powder, wadding, lead, a mold for making shot and a ram-rod. A few bullets in my pocket are heavy enough!
I loved my visit to Ft. Smith. It is a very cool town:)
Oh my! Was he burned?
Our soldiers have always been guinea pigs. Yeesh. The chances they take and took. These historical reenactments are important because they help us appreciate all we've got-and don't have to do.
No kidding. Now think of the people who use black powder in Civil War cannons.
you and Betsy did not take part too? I can imagine Betsy hand churning a tub of butter.
Great catch, there! It makes a good argument for safety goggles, doesn't it?
Oops, not good to have the musket powder blow up in your face! You made a great capture here, snapping at just the right time.
Twenty years ago, we had a neighbor who LOVED doing Civil War reenactments. His preschool son was so taken with what his dad did, that the young boy would patrol the perimeter of their yard with a wooden musket.
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