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GunBroker.com was the primary sponsor of NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Jason White, [12] driver of the No. 23 Truck from 2008-2012. [13] GunBroker.com partnered with USA Shooting for the Olympics. Several lawmakers called out to the Olympics to cut ties with GunBroker.com because of Nazi memorabilia listed for sale on GunBroker.com. [14]
Robert LeRoy Parker (April 13, 1866 – November 7, 1908), better known as Butch Cassidy, [1] was an American train and bank robber and the leader of a gang of criminal outlaws known as the "Wild Bunch" in the Old West.
Springfield Model 1866 breech. The Springfield Model 1866 was the second iteration of the Allin-designed trapdoor breech-loading mechanism. Originally developed as a means of converting rifle muskets to breechloaders, the Allin modification ultimately became the basis for the definitive Springfield Model 1873, the first breech-loading rifle adopted by the United States War Department for ...
The majority of outlaws in the Old West preyed on banks, trains, and stagecoaches. Some crimes were carried out by Mexicans and Native Americans against white citizens who were targets of opportunity along the U.S.–Mexico border, particularly in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.
By the time the run ended in 1866, approximately 14,000 units had been manufactured. For an American Civil War soldier, owning a Henry rifle was a point of pride. [5] Just 1,731 of the standard rifles were purchased by the government during the war. [6] The Commonwealth of Kentucky purchased a further 50. However, 6,000 to 7,000 saw use by the ...
The Fenian raids were a series of incursions carried out by the Fenian Brotherhood, an Irish republican organization based in the United States, on military fortifications, customs posts and other targets in Canada (then part of British North America) in 1866, and again from 1870 to 1871.
Highlights from Saturday's Unrivaled action include Napheesa Collier setting single-game league records with 37 points and 18 rebounds.
Jack Slade. Joseph Alfred "Jack" Slade, [1] (January 22, 1831 – March 10, 1864), was a stagecoach and Pony Express superintendent, instrumental in the opening of the American West and the archetype of the Western gunslinger.