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Old Guns Used In Civil War Back Home On Lookout Mountain
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
by John Shearer
Some old 19th century musket guns had once stood abandoned and neglected in a Lookout Mountain cave, but they later became quite sought after.
And now, to add a likely final conclusion to the story, six of the nine are back home on Lookout Mountain for all to see – nearly 90 years after they went a number of decades when basically no one probably saw them.
As those who frequent the Lookout Mountain, Tenn., Town Hall know, a nice display case has been erected in the entrance hall in recent weeks showcasing them and offering some historical information.
The guns – which are considered muskets instead of rifles because their barrels did not have irregular grooves inside to shoot straighter bullets -- are on long-term loan from Lookout Mountain Fire and Police Chief Charles “Chuck” Wells.
Full article with pics can be found here - https://www.chattanoogan.com/2019/6/19/392198/Old-Guns-Used-In-Civil-War-Back-Home.aspx
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