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RIA: Danish 1865/97 Pinfire Conversion Revolver
http://www.rockislandauction.com/viewitem/aid/68/lid/3334
The Danish artillery was an ear...
published: 06 Sep 2016
RIA: Danish 1865/97 Pinfire Conversion Revolver
http://www.rockislandauction.com/viewitem/aid/68/lid/3334
The Danish artillery was an early adopter of metallic-case handguns, taking on this pinfire 6-shot solid-frame revolver in 1865 - when most of the world was still using percussion firearms. The thousand guns made served well for many decades, until in 1897 they finally were recognized as obsolete and converted to use more modern centerfire ammunition. After that update, they continued to remain as issued sidearms until the end of World War 2!
The guns have a manual safety, an unusual (but not unheard of) element on a revolver. The centerfire ammunition they were converted to use is also an interesting subject, as it was a metal-jacketed but wood-cored projectile. Presumably, this was in an effort to get a high velocity and large diameter bullet simultaneously. The same type of bullet would be used in the .45 caliber Schouboe automatic pistols (https://www.full30.com/video/9e08e89f2b288fb3af95af60ef28eab4).
published: 06 Sep 2016
views: 20401
92:44
April 1865 The Month That Saved America Documentary
There are a few books that belong on the shelf of every Civil War buff: James M. McPherson...
published: 29 Aug 2015
April 1865 The Month That Saved America Documentary
There are a few books that belong on the shelf of every Civil War buff: James M. McPherson's Battle Cry of Freedom, one of the better Abraham Lincoln biographies, something on Robert E. Lee, perhaps Shelby Foote's massive trilogy The Civil War. Add Jay Winik's wonderful April 1865 to the list. This is one of those rare, shining books that takes a new look at an old subject and changes the way we think about it. Winik shows that there was nothing inevitable about the end of the Civil War, from the fall of Richmond to the surrender at Appomattox to the murder of Lincoln. It all happened so quickly, in what "proved to be perhaps the most moving and decisive month not simply of the Civil War, but indeed, quite likely, in the life of the United States."
Things might have been rather different, too. "What emerges from the panorama of April 1865 is that the whole of our national history could have been altered but for a few decisions, a quirk of fate, a sudden shift in luck." When Lee abandoned Richmond, for instance, his soldiers rendezvoused at a nearby town called Amelia Court House. There, the general expected to find boxcars full of food for his hungry troops. But "a mere administrative mix-up" left his army empty-handed and may have limited Lee's options in the days to come. Or what if Lee had decided not to surrender at all, but to turn his resourceful army into an outfit of guerrilla fighters who would harass federal officials? National reconciliation might have become impossible as the whole South turned into a region plagued with violence and terrorism. For the Union, "there would be no real rest, no real respite, no true amity, nor, for that matter, any real sense of victory--only an amorphous state of neither war nor peace, raging like a low-level fever." One of Lee's officers actually proposed this scenario to his commander in those final hours; America is fortunate Lee didn't choose this path.
Winik is an exceptionally good storyteller. April 1865 is full of memorable images and you-are-there writing. Readers will come away with a new appreciation for that momentous month and a sharpened understanding of why and how the Civil War was fought. Let it be said plainly: April 1865 is a magnificent work, surely the best book on the Civil War to be published in some time.
published: 29 Aug 2015
views: 30704
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US History: 1865 to Present
History, its often said, is written by the victors so how accurate is our understanding o...
published: 01 May 2009
US History: 1865 to Present
History, its often said, is written by the victors so how accurate is our understanding of history? Six distinguished University of Minnesota professors from fields ranging from African Studies to surgery, come together to examine current perspectives in U.S. history. What was America like after the Civil War? What really went on during the Cuban Missile Crisis? And where do we stand now on the spectrum of accuracy in recording history?
published: 01 May 2009
views: 152392
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US civil war pictures 1861 1865
some pictures of the american civil war
i dont own the pictures and the music
the music ...
published: 26 Sep 2012
US civil war pictures 1861 1865
some pictures of the american civil war
i dont own the pictures and the music
the music is from the Road to Perdition soundtrack by Thomas Newman
and the Master and Commander soundtrack
published: 26 Sep 2012
views: 226350
13:35
Dear Black People: Slavery ended in 1865
To subscribe to The Dr Boyce Watkins show, text the word boyce to 31996. For more informa...
published: 17 Dec 2015
Dear Black People: Slavery ended in 1865
To subscribe to The Dr Boyce Watkins show, text the word boyce to 31996. For more information, please visit www.BoyceWatkins.com
published: 17 Dec 2015
views: 25697
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The Presidents 1865-1885 Andrew Johnson to Arthur (History Channel)
U.S. Presidents Episode 4 : Johnson to Arthur 1865 - 1885 (Full Documentary) . 2013 This d...
published: 31 Dec 2014
The Presidents 1865-1885 Andrew Johnson to Arthur (History Channel)
U.S. Presidents Episode 4 : Johnson to Arthur 1865 - 1885 (Full Documentary) . 2013 This documentary and the rest of the documentaries presented relate to im.
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published: 31 Dec 2014
views: 23124
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Shooting the 1865 Spencer Rifle.mov
Part 2 of the early lever action rifle series. We shoot the 1865 Spencer Rifle. This repli...
published: 19 Dec 2011
Shooting the 1865 Spencer Rifle.mov
Part 2 of the early lever action rifle series. We shoot the 1865 Spencer Rifle. This replica is made by Armi Sport and is imported from Italy by Tailors & Co.
published: 19 Dec 2011
views: 184900
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PBS Lincoln - Now He Belongs to the Ages 1865 (4/4)
Now He Belongs to the Ages 1865
The drama of Abraham Lincoln's life seemed destined to cl...
published: 19 Sep 2015
PBS Lincoln - Now He Belongs to the Ages 1865 (4/4)
Now He Belongs to the Ages 1865
The drama of Abraham Lincoln's life seemed destined to close with the war he fought so hard to end. While the Union Army moved closer to final victory, Lincoln's plea for conciliation could not be heard in all quarters. As the war drew to a close, the President was secretly marked for assassination.
In the chilling conclusion of "Lincoln", we see how his enemies plotted their final revenge. The fanatical mania of assassin John Wilkes Booth mirrored the collective rage of those who thought the President had dishonored their heritage and traditions. The last days and hours of Lincoln's life are captured in this episode. It reveals how Lincoln's own dreams foreshadowed his impending death, and how his extraordinary series of public funerals across the land helped launch the legend that has only grown with time.
published: 19 Sep 2015
views: 5007