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jon_norstog
08-20-2013, 08:23
It's kind of an old story, how Christopher Spencer took his rifle and a few boxes of shells to the White House to show it to the President, who then took the rifle, Spencer and acabinet member out to the Mall for some target practice. It happened 150 years ago yesterday, so the NY Times ran this article in its Civil War series

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/19/target-practice-with-mr-lincoln/

jn
da gimp
08-20-2013, 07:04
still worth re-reading, thanks jon.
mannparks
08-21-2013, 06:30
Great artical, but some were I seem to have read a similar story on the Henry repeater.
jon_norstog
08-22-2013, 08:49
Could be. In those days, you wanted to see the President you went to the White House, took a seat in the crowded waiting room and waited for him to show up. Spencer's visit was arranged apparently, so they knew he was bringing a firearm. Try THAT today!

jn
dogtag
08-22-2013, 01:55
And after firing the Spencer, he insisted that the Army adopt it.
5MadFarmers
08-22-2013, 05:09
Could be. In those days, you wanted to see the President you went to the White House, took a seat in the crowded waiting room and waited for him to show up. Spencer's visit was arranged apparently, so they knew he was bringing a firearm. Try THAT today!

jn

Not even in that age. James Gillespie Blaine. I cover it in the book....