Traditional Muzzleloading Association

The Center of Camp => People of the Times => Topic started by: greggholmes on December 09, 2012, 02:23:09 AM

Title: dont know if to laugh or cry..
Post by: greggholmes on December 09, 2012, 02:23:09 AM
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"Samuel J. Richardson, commander of the W.P. Lane Rangers, an independent Texas cavalry that fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Richardson wore trousers made of jaguar hide, with a pair of matching holsters. "

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"FAB=U-LOUS"
Title: Re: dont know if to laugh or cry..
Post by: Bigsmoke on December 09, 2012, 11:21:05 AM
And he had a left hand carbine to boot.
Very stylish!!
Title: Re: dont know if to laugh or cry..
Post by: Riley/MN on December 09, 2012, 11:56:58 AM
Will file under "Things that make me go Hmmm....."
Title: Re: dont know if to laugh or cry..
Post by: greyhunter on December 09, 2012, 01:16:52 PM
:rotf  :shock:
Title: Re: dont know if to laugh or cry..
Post by: mario on December 10, 2012, 01:55:00 AM
IIRC, some LA cavalry units had alligator hide boots.

Mario
Title: Re: dont know if to laugh or cry..
Post by: jderrick on September 12, 2014, 11:14:00 PM
Wow!