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Old 04-12-2011, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by piece-itpete View Post
Been there - 3 times Love how they used them for decor.

I don't know anyone with cannons. Everyone then had rifles, ...
Actually, nobody had rifles (yet). They had muskets. Rifles extended the range of muskets several hundred percent. I don't think the Founding Fathers saw that one coming.
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