Last Sunday evening my wife and I couldn't find anything else to watch and set through two episodes of "The Men Who Made America" or what ever the History channel called it.
Davey Crockett was introduced and I started looking at the rifle (?) he was carrying. It had a steel ram rod and a sling mounted on swivels. As I recall he was known to carry a "long rifle" of what ever persuasion (Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Kentucky, etc). As I watched closer I suspected his long arm was a musket. It lacked a rear sight, had a very large hammer & lock, and appeared to be a smooth bore. Curiouser and curiouser.
On a more pleasant note, Andrew Jackson was portrayed as a complete SOB. Don't think I'll watch the next installment.
Dave