Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] re: gun now Marc praising McClellan?
From: Marc James Small <msmall@infionline.net>
Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2003 17:19:53 -0400
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At 09:13 PM 9/6/03 -0700, Jerry Lehrer wrote:
>Marc
>
>At least they named a saddle after him.  What other general had that
>honor?
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Not quite in the same league, but the final dedicated weapon of the US
Cavalry was the "Patton Saber", having been designed by the future "Old
Blood and Guts" after he attended the French cavalry school before the
First War.

Marc

msmall@infionline.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir!

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In reply to: Message from Marc James Small <msmall@infionline.net> (Re: [Leica] re: gun balderdash & photos - Stalin and the Long March, (also Ancient Astronomy))
Message from Marc James Small <msmall@infionline.net> (RE: [Leica] re: gun now Marc praising McClellan?)