[meteorite-list] Guns made of meteorite: Price tag $1 million

[Raremeteorites]

It would be interesting if they made a Colt Peacemaker .45 pistol from a 
meteorite.  This is the gun that help keep peace in the West starting in 
1873.

http://guns.wikia.com/wiki/Colt_Peacemaker

I went to a cash land auction held by Pershing County here in Nevada and was 
concerned about security since I saw no guards or policemen on duty and the 
back door was left wide open at the community center where the auction was 
being held.  The room was filled with cowboy and rancher type investors with 
suitcases full of cash and yet nobody seemed concerned.  I inquired and the 
auctioneer stated, "If somebody was ever stupid enough to try and rob one of 
my auctions, he would have fifty bullets in his head before hitting the 
ground since most of my auction patrons are heavily armed."  I looked around 
and could see cowgirls with Ladysmith 9 mms and derringers stuffed into 
their boots and purses and men checking in on their Colt 45s laying in the 
same suitcases along with their cash.

Needless to say, I witnessed peace through strength at this auction right 
here in the Wild West.









----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anne Black via Meteorite-list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
To: <P.Davidson at nms.ac.uk>; <tommy58 at hvc.rr.com>; 
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Guns made of meteorite: Price tag $1 million


> Hello Peter,
>
> Since you asked................
>
> I am sorry if I upset your friend or yourself, but destroying a meteorite 
> just so you can redo it was simply idiotic. Why break something just so 
> you can glue it back together? and losing in the process the Widmanstatten 
> pattern, the very identity of the meteorite that simply cannot be 
> re-created.
> As for this latest idea....... Using a meteorite that came down in peace, 
> that helped early men learn the value of iron, and then turn it into a 
> gun, this might be the ultimate insult.
>
> See you soon in Tucson.
>
> Anne M. Black
> www.IMPACTIKA.com
> IMPACTIKA at aol.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Davidson via Meteorite-list 
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> To: 'Tommy' <tommy58 at hvc.rr.com>; Meteorite List 
> (meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com) 
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Fri, Jan 15, 2016 8:40 am
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Guns made of meteorite: Price tag $1 million
>
> Dear Tommy and All
>
> I will be interested to see the reaction of listees to this article. A few 
> years ago I posted a small "flyer" for the work of an artist who had taken 
> a piece of Campo, made a mould of it, melted the meteorite then cast it in 
> the mould she had made earlier and put it on display in an exhibition of 
> her work. This piece of news generated a great deal of, mainly negative, 
> comment on the list. Can someone point out to me how this use of a 
> meteorite, to make a weapon, is different (for better or worse) to the 
> artwork my friend created?
>
> Cheers
>
> Peter Davidson
> Senior Curator of Mineralogy
>
> Natural Sciences Department
> National Museums Collection Centre
> 242 West Granton Road
> Edinburgh
> EH5 1JA
> TEL: 0131 247 4283
> E-mail: p.davidson at nms.ac.uk
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Meteorite-list [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] 
> On Behalf Of Tommy via Meteorite-list
> Sent: 15 January 2016 13:16
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Guns made of meteorite: Price tag $1 million
>
>
> http://bit.ly/1SRLDK1
>
> Regards!
>
> Tom
>
> ______________________________________________
>
> Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the 
> Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com
> Meteorite-list mailing list
> Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
> Join us for BUILD IT! Adventures with LEGO(R) Bricks. A free display and 
> family activities from 29 January�17 April 2016. www.nms.ac.uk/buildit 
> (http://www.nms.ac.uk/buildit)
>
> National Museums Scotland, Scottish Charity, No. SC 011130
> This communication is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not 
> the addressee please inform the sender and delete the email from your 
> system. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of 
> the author and do not necessarily reflect those of National Museums 
> Scotland. This message is subject to the Data Protection Act 1998 and 
> Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. No liability is accepted for 
> any harm that may be caused to your systems or data by this message.
> ______________________________________________
>
> Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the 
> Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com
> Meteorite-list mailing list
> Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
>
> ______________________________________________
>
> Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the 
> Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com
> Meteorite-list mailing list
> Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
>