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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mario, post: 276151, member: 1703&quot;]Yes, I&#039;ve perused all that. But, if you read between the lines and look at his life story it would make you think. He had a lot of communication with the Sioux and it would stand to reason that his association with them would provide him with a wealth of knowledge. More so if he were like me, I would always ask questions of my elders about bygone eras. I do believe that there would be reasons weapons would be decorated and that those decorations have a hidden meaning. Well, the deal is done and its back where it should be, in their hands. As to when the gun was made it was made in the mid 1800s by the proof mark on the barrel which is an R under a crown</p><p><a href="http://www.nramuseum.com/media/940944/proofmarks.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.nramuseum.com/media/940944/proofmarks.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.nramuseum.com/media/940944/proofmarks.pdf</a></p><p>so, yea, it&#039;s the real deal.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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