Thursday, September 24, 2015

Civil War rifle hit by lightning

Here's a story we don't get to see often. The rifle in the link was hit by lightning while a poor soul was on his sentry duty.

http://www.guns.com/2015/09/22/a-human-lightning-rod-story-from-the-civil-war-3-photos/

You can see this rifle at the Springfield Armory National Historic Site

From: Guns.com