For The Archer Lovers Out There

[gflower]

Thanks Steve for the correction. In college I pounded the "Bluff" when you could, and everything  i dug from the bluff was heavy metal, no field stuff. Gary

[John D. Bartleson Jr.]

Gary or Steve, can you enlighten the members on what conflict took place near Jacksonville.
Regards,
John

[Ward Reilly]

Great shell, greater job cleaning it up! Ward

[speedenforcer]

The Federal gun boats were on the St. Johns River and they were shelling the Confederates on the bluff, known as St. Johns Bluff.

[John D. Bartleson Jr.]

The St. Johns separate GA and FL so the rebs were on the GA side? I had not heard of that incident.
John

[joevann]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Saint_John's_Bluff

[Selma Brooke Gunner]

The St. John's is the entrance to Jacksonville from the Atlantic. The Confederates held the bluffs on the south side of the river and would harass the Union navy stationed at the mouth of the river as well as a coaling station they had established up a creek on the north side of the river. When the Union decided to take Jacksonville St. John's Bluff was the first of the Confederate held areas to go. A nice little side note to that history is that the crew of the Union steamer Water Witch captured the guns on St. John's Bluff and later in the war the Confederates captured the Water Witch.

[CarlS]

Some more eye candy for you!   Steve Phillips shared his incredible Archer family with us:

Base view:


Nose View:


Some examples of the style that started this thread:


Note this close up of the example missing the sabot.  It has a few large dimples to prevent the lead from slipping: