mike(swWash)
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This comes from way back when mountain men were exploring the west and trapping for a living ans well as surviving death was often dependent of your firearms' dependability to fire when needed was a real concern.
At the annual rendezvous there were all kinds of merchants there to sell or barter for necessities to get through another year in the wild.
Gunsmiths, blacksmiths, grocers, purveyors of "women of ill repute" for those that did'nt have an "Indian wife", places to gamble, as well as anything else that money could be made on from a hard earned years work.
The gunsmith could provide anything for a weapon to keep it in good condition. Since everything in those days were made by hand, Making all the hammer/trigger parts(lock), as well as the stockmakers for repairs as well as buying a rifle barrel were a very, very expensive undertaking, often using a years worth of furs to acquire.
If the weapon was beyond repair or the trapper had a really good year he might trade for or buy a completely new gun..... Or as we all know it getting the whole thing Lock, Stock and Barrel. Next trivia will be another whole thing expression.......stay tuned.... same bat-channel, same bat-time.....nannna- nannna-nannna......Batman!!!!!!
At the annual rendezvous there were all kinds of merchants there to sell or barter for necessities to get through another year in the wild.
Gunsmiths, blacksmiths, grocers, purveyors of "women of ill repute" for those that did'nt have an "Indian wife", places to gamble, as well as anything else that money could be made on from a hard earned years work.
The gunsmith could provide anything for a weapon to keep it in good condition. Since everything in those days were made by hand, Making all the hammer/trigger parts(lock), as well as the stockmakers for repairs as well as buying a rifle barrel were a very, very expensive undertaking, often using a years worth of furs to acquire.
If the weapon was beyond repair or the trapper had a really good year he might trade for or buy a completely new gun..... Or as we all know it getting the whole thing Lock, Stock and Barrel. Next trivia will be another whole thing expression.......stay tuned.... same bat-channel, same bat-time.....nannna- nannna-nannna......Batman!!!!!!
