Sep. 19th, 2003 08:18 pm
Flea Market Finds
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razorjakOkay - watching HGTV in the background while I finish up some homework before heading to work. They showed a segment about antique weaponry and some of the items spotlighted were flintlock pistols from the Ottoman and Russian Empires.
These asshats narrating the show go on to say that, to be safe, these pistols should have the barrels filled in with lead by a local gunsmith to make them nonfireable!
What the FUCK!?!?!?!
It's not like someone can accidentally fire a friggin flintlock! Not unless the owner is as stupid as these doddering fools and keeps it primed and packed. And even then ... Just CHRIST ON A POGOSTICK!!!! My brain is still reelign over this.
These octagenarian fucktards are supposed to be offering advice on how to keep these finds in their most valuable condition! How can they in good faith offer that friggin advice? They didn't suggest that sword collectors have the hilted welded into the scabbards!
I hate asshats like that.
These asshats narrating the show go on to say that, to be safe, these pistols should have the barrels filled in with lead by a local gunsmith to make them nonfireable!
What the FUCK!?!?!?!
It's not like someone can accidentally fire a friggin flintlock! Not unless the owner is as stupid as these doddering fools and keeps it primed and packed. And even then ... Just CHRIST ON A POGOSTICK!!!! My brain is still reelign over this.
These octagenarian fucktards are supposed to be offering advice on how to keep these finds in their most valuable condition! How can they in good faith offer that friggin advice? They didn't suggest that sword collectors have the hilted welded into the scabbards!
I hate asshats like that.
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And you didn't see the beautiful piece of work they were showing just before mentioning it. It was an ornately engraved silvershod and jewel encrusted piece of Ottoman finery. A functional piece of art. And these fucks suggested taking it to a gunsmith and having the barrel filled in.
That's like saying the owner of the Mona Lisa should get a touch up artist give her a new smile.