On March 22, 1820, U.S. Navy Commissioner Stephen Decatur was killed in a duel.
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Today is the birthday of Benjamin Tyler Henry. (March 22, 1821–December 29, 1898) was an American gunsmith and manufacturer. On October 16, 1860, he received a patent on the Henry .44 caliber repeating rifle. The first Henry rifles were not produced for army use until mid-1862.
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This is also the birthday of Louis L’Amour. (Born 1908, died 1988.) Some of his novels have survival themes. One of particular interest to survivalists is Last of the Breed.
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The sale ends tonight. In honor of Elmer Keith’s birthday, I put all of my percussion revolver inventory on sale, at Elk Creek Company. Every cataloged percussion revolver has been discounted. This sale ends at midnight Pacific Time tonight (Friday, March 22nd, 2024,) so get your order in today!
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We are nearing the end of Round 111 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. We’re still in need of entries to post. More than $875,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. In 2023, we polled blog readers, asking for suggested article topics. Refer to that poll if you haven’t yet chosen an article topic. Round 111 ends on March 31st, so get busy writing and e-mail us your entry. Remember that there is a 1,500-word minimum, and that articles on practical “how-to” skills for survival have an advantage in the judging.