Hilljackoutlaw
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Hawken Rifle Owned by Teddy Roosevelt, Kit Carson Up for Auction
When Teddy Roosevelt famously advised foreign policy wonks to “speak softly and carry a big stick,” he may have been thinking of this rifle. This giant, .70-caliber Hawken rifle was not only owned by the president who founded the Boone & Crockett Club, hunted for the Smithsonian, and launched the...
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