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14 August 1842

Threatened by famine and exhaustion, the Seminoles gave up the struggle against the U.S. Army. No formal peace treaty was signed, but the resistance had effectively been broken.

14 August 1842

The Second Seminole War ended
Threatened by famine and exhaustion, the Seminoles gave up the struggle against the U.S. Army. No formal peace treaty was signed, but the resistance had effectively been broken.


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    The Jarmann rifle - Part 1 - Background history

  • The Jarmann rifle - Part 1 - Background history

    Norway was one of the first countries in the world, perhaps even the first, which adopted a repeating bolt action rifle for the armed forces. The rifle was invented by the Norwegian engineer J. S. Jarmann, and was adopted in 1884. The rifle was modern in 1884, but already obsolete in 1894. This is the story of the Jarmann rifle.

New article: Lead lapping a rifle barrel

Published: 7 September 2018 by Øyvind Flatnes.
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With the technique called lead lapping pitted or damaged rifle or pistol barrels can have new life. In short, the process involves casting a lead slug into the barrel. Apply abrasive to the slug (or lap) and work it back and forth in the barrel until the bore is polished.

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