Well, firstly, how can you "prove" that the weapon is what you say?whitedog wrote:O.K. would someone like to quantify the possible value of a weapon that could be 'proven' to have been a battlefield pickup from the Texas Revolution that was taken to Mexico? From which battle is unknown. I guess take your pick. Certainly, the feeling of holding it in ones hands would take precidence over any monetary amount. I've gotta wonder however at what such a rifle could conceivably be worth. Well, of course it'll never be worth that because the history is incomplete as to it's exact origins in Texas or "that part of Texas that used to be Mexico" (from the merchant upon whose property it ws found).
And then, let's see, there really weren't too many battles. We have:
Gonzales
The 1st Battle of the Alamo
Then - Santa Anna brings his army north, and we have
Goliad
The Alamo
San Jacinto.
Those are what I remember, and I am assuming it can be proven that it was not a Mexican weapon. Can you tell us the exact name of the rifle, and where it was found and where it is now?
Very interesting W/D. With enough facts, someone here may know a ballpark figure.