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2019-07-05 -Land of the Free

Pistols made from a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite could fetch $1.5 million at auction

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Posted by Skidmark 2019-07-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Would they classify as extra-terrestrial weaponry ? Why did they have to make it look like it had crossed a cloud of cosmic dust to get to earth ? It looks silly.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-07-05 05:35|| 2019-07-05 05:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Screw the space junk. I'd be happy to have my 40 cal. returned to me that was stolen by some scofflaw(s) out of the car (in the driveway, in a gated community, in broad daylight) a couple of years back.

Posted by JohnQC 2019-07-05 09:14|| 2019-07-05 09:14|| Front Page Top

#3 It came out of the sky...

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-07-05 09:51|| 2019-07-05 09:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Amusing but silly... Take a look at this video (Parts 1 and 2) as someone tries to forge a meteorite. Basically, after you homogenize the metal to the point you would feel safe firing the gun it might as well be made from "normal" steel...

Posted by magpie 2019-07-05 10:52|| 2019-07-05 10:52|| Front Page Top

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