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Abigail
TheBrassMan
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Meet Abigail. Abigail came to me 1 week after Hurricaine Charley.
Abigail has a long and interesting history.
Abigail comes from the "Kentucky Infantry, 13th Regiment, Company H".
My father-in-law purchased Abigail, as a rusting and rotting hulk, from a gentlemen in upstate New York back in the 60s.
This gentlemen had purchased Abigail in less disrepair from another gentlemen, with the intention of resoting her.
My father-in-law lugged the rotting hulk to Florida when he moved here in the 70's.
Abigail sat in the back room of his shop for years never being touched.
Then a friend of ours spotted it, he was into Civil War Battle reinactments.
He asked my father-in-law if he would let him take Abigail and restore her,
as long as he could use her in reinactments.
My father-in-law allowed it.
After about 3 years Abigail's restoration was finished except for the wheels.
My father-in-law finally found a pair leaning against a fence at an old farm in central Florida.
He purchased them at a pretty price and they went over to be worked on
and assembled to the yoke for Abigail.
Six months later Abigail was brought to her new home in the gun shop for display.
Abigail was used in only one reinactment.
But every July 4th from 1998 to 2001 she would be taken down to the park and fired off
every 15 minutes to 1/2 hour during the county wide picnic and fireworks.
Since that time Abigail has been on display in my father-in-laws gun shop.
Friday, August 13, 2004; Hurricane Charley came rolling up Charlotte Harbor.
That day my father-in-laws shop nolonger was.
Saturday, August 21, 2004; Abigail was unburied from the rubble, still standing her ground.
She was dismantled, loaded into my truck and brought to my home for storage.
I ask one of the high school kids from across the street from me, if he would help me bring something into the house.
His eyes lite up when he saw a dismantled Abigail.
Then he was more surprised when he saw where she was from.
His family is originally from Kentucky.
Abigail now resides on my inclosed patio with her muzzle facing the front door [:D]
Nowhere in the U.S. Constitution does it state: "Seperation of Church and State".
"Those who beat their guns into plow shares; will plow for those who don't."
"Woo unto you who call good evil and evil good."
Abigail has a long and interesting history.
Abigail comes from the "Kentucky Infantry, 13th Regiment, Company H".
My father-in-law purchased Abigail, as a rusting and rotting hulk, from a gentlemen in upstate New York back in the 60s.
This gentlemen had purchased Abigail in less disrepair from another gentlemen, with the intention of resoting her.
My father-in-law lugged the rotting hulk to Florida when he moved here in the 70's.
Abigail sat in the back room of his shop for years never being touched.
Then a friend of ours spotted it, he was into Civil War Battle reinactments.
He asked my father-in-law if he would let him take Abigail and restore her,
as long as he could use her in reinactments.
My father-in-law allowed it.
After about 3 years Abigail's restoration was finished except for the wheels.
My father-in-law finally found a pair leaning against a fence at an old farm in central Florida.
He purchased them at a pretty price and they went over to be worked on
and assembled to the yoke for Abigail.
Six months later Abigail was brought to her new home in the gun shop for display.
Abigail was used in only one reinactment.
But every July 4th from 1998 to 2001 she would be taken down to the park and fired off
every 15 minutes to 1/2 hour during the county wide picnic and fireworks.
Since that time Abigail has been on display in my father-in-laws gun shop.
Friday, August 13, 2004; Hurricane Charley came rolling up Charlotte Harbor.
That day my father-in-laws shop nolonger was.
Saturday, August 21, 2004; Abigail was unburied from the rubble, still standing her ground.
She was dismantled, loaded into my truck and brought to my home for storage.
I ask one of the high school kids from across the street from me, if he would help me bring something into the house.
His eyes lite up when he saw a dismantled Abigail.
Then he was more surprised when he saw where she was from.
His family is originally from Kentucky.
Abigail now resides on my inclosed patio with her muzzle facing the front door [:D]
Nowhere in the U.S. Constitution does it state: "Seperation of Church and State".
"Those who beat their guns into plow shares; will plow for those who don't."
"Woo unto you who call good evil and evil good."
Comments
"Aim small...Miss small"
Not sure if they would like Abigail at the range[:p]
Probably would scare the rangers away [:p]
Nowhere in the U.S. Constitution does it state: "Seperation of Church and State".
"Those who beat their guns into plow shares; will plow for those who don't."
"Woo unto you who call good evil and evil good."
The bore is very near 2".
Makes a nice retort. Shakes the ground for acres [:D]
Nowhere in the U.S. Constitution does it state: "Seperation of Church and State".
"Those who beat their guns into plow shares; will plow for those who don't."
"Isaiah 5:20 ?Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!"
You look comfortable, but if you ever need a new home, look me up. [;)] [:D] [:D]
The gene pool needs chlorine.
When we fire it, car alarms 1/4 mile away go off.
If your Abigail was used in a reenactment in Florida, it was probably at the Battle of Olustee, held every February. She's probably also fired a few rounds at us REBS!
"The Greatest Battle Implement Ever Devised!"
-- Gen. George S. Patton
referring to the M1 Garand
Nice piece, fur sure
Don't do anything that I've allready done - That'd be just plain STOOOOOOPID.
At the Battle of Gettysburg, during Pickett's Charge, one US Artillery unit switched to canister shot when the Rebs were 100 yards away. Some places in the Federal line were reached, but not that part!
"The Greatest Battle Implement Ever Devised!"
-- Gen. George S. Patton
referring to the M1 Garand
Nice to know there are informed people out there.
I would love to take Abigail out and fire her, but I would have to dismantle her again to get her out [xx(]
I know what else I would love to have here; a Quad .50 on a half track
Nowhere in the U.S. Constitution does it state: "Seperation of Church and State".
"Those who beat their guns into plow shares; will plow for those who don't."
"Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter.
Best!!
Rugster
"Toujours Pret"
Hopefully we will get some pictures of Abigail doing her thing sometime.
Maybe I will load her into the truck one day and take her down to the range and just fire some salutes off [:p]
Nowhere in the U.S. Constitution does it state: "Seperation of Church and State".
"Those who beat their guns into plow shares; will plow for those who don't."
"Isaiah 5:20 ?Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!"