{"id":1355,"date":"2023-11-03T20:37:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T20:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guncoupons.net\/?p=1355"},"modified":"2023-11-03T20:37:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T20:37:32","slug":"shining-a-light-on-revisionist-firearms-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guncoupons.net\/?p=1355","title":{"rendered":"Shining a Light on \u2018Revisionist\u2019 Firearms History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>With all the changes taking place in our culture, I thought I would give you my perspective of where it started. Much to my surprise, I realized that even in the 1950s (before I suspected things started to change) I was subtly being fed misinformation.<\/p>\n<p>To help prove my point, let me submit for your consideration the following proposition. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheaperthandirt.com\/firearms\/tactical\/ar-15-rifles\/?utm_source=blog.cheaperthandirt&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=shining-a-light-on-revisionist-firearms-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AR platform<\/a> \u2014 the \u2018modern sporting rifle\u2019 (MSR) or whatever you chose to call it \u2014 embodies the entire history of mankind and all of man\u2019s energy, ingenuity, and inventiveness was focused on its creation. Furthermore, had it not been for man\u2019s focus on developing the \u2018modern battle rifle,\u2019 none of man\u2019s other accomplishments would have been realized. We would have remained in the Stone Age.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"253\" alt=\"AR-15 rifle topeed with a Trijicon ACOG scope\" class=\"wp-image-91349 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-1.jpg?w=648&amp;ssl=1 648w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-1.jpg?resize=300%2C119&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-1.jpg?resize=150%2C59&amp;ssl=1 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-1.jpg?resize=640%2C253&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-1.jpg?resize=640%2C253&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"AR-15 rifle topeed with a Trijicon ACOG scope\" class=\"wp-image-91349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-1.jpg?w=648&amp;ssl=1 648w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-1.jpg?resize=300%2C119&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-1.jpg?resize=150%2C59&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>If you don\u2019t know what this is, sign up for classes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Everything we have, everything we have achieved, is in fact due to man\u2019s pursuit of the ultimate weapon. The ultimate weapon \u2014 at this moment in history \u2014 is the modern battle rifle. Now that\u2019s a really bold statement but allow me to explain.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2 ai-viewport-2 ai-viewport-3\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<!--Mid Article Ad for Mobile and Tablet--><br \/>\n<a target=\"\u201d_blank\u201d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cheaperthandirt.com\/ammunition\/bulk\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bulk_ammo_ad_mob.jpg?w=640&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\" jetpack-lazy-image\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bulk_ammo_ad_mob.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<p>In this article, I will provide you with some proof of that claim and present some examples of how \u2018what we were taught\u2019 was changed with the specific intent of negating the most influential achievement in our history. I will start by addressing one of the first, and possibly the most, egregious piece of anti-gun revisionist history that I\u2019ve encountered. It attempts to erase the importance of weapons and their importance to our development.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1 ai-viewport-1\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<!--Mid Article Ad for Desktop--><br \/>\n<a target=\"\u201d_blank\u201d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cheaperthandirt.com\/ammunition\/bulk\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" align=\"center\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bulk_ammo_ad.jpg?w=500&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\" jetpack-lazy-image\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bulk_ammo_ad.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1\" align=\"center\" px=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Foundations<\/h2>\n<p>I am sure most of you, at least those over 50, have heard the name Christopher Columbus. It was in 1492 that he set off on his epic voyage. Today, it is taught that he was a mass murderer of indigenous primitives regardless of where he encountered them. Those of my generation heard a different story. I will work from that version.<\/p>\n<p>Recall if you can, what your teacher told you was the reason that Ferdinand and Isabelle invested so much of their precious venture capital on a crazy Italian guy, with a cockamamie theory that the world was round. He brashly stated, \u201cHe boldly went where no man had gone before.\u201d You see how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheaperthandirt.com\/firearms\/?utm_source=blog.cheaperthandirt&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=shining-a-light-on-revisionist-firearms-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">firearms<\/a> indirectly influenced Star Trek.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, that might be a stretch. Let\u2019s get back to Chris and his bold statement. If he sailed off in the opposite direction of the Orient, he could find a shorter route to India and the Orient. Remember what our teachers told us was the reason for all these shenanigans?<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"379\" alt=\"The Pinta, nina, And Santa Maria ships\" class=\"wp-image-91350 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-2.jpg?w=648&amp;ssl=1 648w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-2.jpg?resize=300%2C178&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-2.jpg?resize=150%2C89&amp;ssl=1 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-2.jpg?resize=640%2C379&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-2.jpg?resize=640%2C379&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Pinta, nina, And Santa Maria ships\" class=\"wp-image-91350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-2.jpg?w=648&amp;ssl=1 648w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-2.jpg?resize=300%2C178&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-2.jpg?resize=150%2C89&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>If you don\u2019t know what this is, sign up for classes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Silk and spices were what we were told\u2026. You must ask yourself, \u201cWhy on earth (round or flat) would Ferdinand and Isabelle spend so much of their precious venture capital for silk to make pajamas and Saffron to sprinkle on their Paella? The answer, of course, is that they would not have, and we were lied to. Was it because our young delicate ears needed to be hidden from the truth? Or, were they just preparing us for a future of lies, control, and manipulation (like the 1619 Project\u2026)? Again, I digress.<\/p>\n<p>The real reason Ferdinand and Isabelle financed Columbus\u2019 hair-brained scheme was for (wait for it\u2026) Potassium Nitrate! Also known as Saltpeter and the main ingredient of gunpowder. It was India that had the largest naturally occurring deposits of Potassium Nitrate in the world and, Spain had been at war with France and England. Potassium Nitrate was the unobtanium of their time. Whomever had an unending source was the superpower of the day.<\/p>\n<p>Well, what do you know? Some might challenge me to provide proof of my preposterous claim, but I cannot. The reason I cannot is because it was never documented. Why? Because it was TOP SECRET and unlike today\u2019s leakers, back then traitors paid with a \u201clop it offa me\u201d that\u2019s a medical term for head loss.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"438\" alt=\"Portrait of Christopher Columbus meeting natives\" class=\"wp-image-91351 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-3.jpg?w=648&amp;ssl=1 648w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-3.jpg?resize=300%2C205&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-3.jpg?resize=150%2C103&amp;ssl=1 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-3.jpg?resize=640%2C438&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-3.jpg?resize=640%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Portrait of Christopher Columbus meeting natives\" class=\"wp-image-91351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-3.jpg?w=648&amp;ssl=1 648w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-3.jpg?resize=300%2C205&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-3.jpg?resize=150%2C103&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>Chris getting unsuspecting natives ready for\u2026 religious conversion?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now that we have that straightened out (Get it? Direct route i.e., straightened out \u2014 LOL) the search for the shorter route fostered astronomy, cartography, geography, and navigation. Who said the pursuit of weapons was not the primary motivator of knowledge, technology, science, and in fact, everything? Hang on, I\u2019ll show you examples of how art and literature were influenced, not to mention men\u2019s fashion if space permits. Are you starting to see why they need to diminish the significance of all things related to weapons and firearms?<\/p>\n<p>If you want, I can convey the importance of India more thoroughly in the future. However, for now, try to recall how important it eventually became to England and the balance of power in Europe. The British East India Company, the Raj, and all that sort of thing. Say what? Sticky wicket old chap!<\/p>\n<p>All of this was because of Potassium Nitrate. Additionally, the resources to manufacture firearms, powder, and shot continued to influence borders, foster diplomacy, negotiation, and wars which shaped the world into what we know it as today. Of course, they didn\u2019t tell us that. Have I won you over yet?<\/p>\n<p>Also consider that around 1500 the improvements occurring in metallurgy allowed for iron gun barrels to be made that were capable of firing more powerful charges. And yes, the improvements were about gun barrels not skillets. Are you starting to see how even cooking benefited from firearms though? Even Emeril got his signature BAM! from guns.<\/p>\n<h2>Matchlock<\/h2>\n<p>I realize that I have spent more words than necessary to get this far, but please understand that I have only touched upon a miniscule amount of the developments and the influence of those developments. In that regard, it is interesting to note one such development, that of the early matchlock, which was a weapon technology that stayed alive for a very long time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4 ai-viewport-2 ai-viewport-3\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<!--End of Article Ad for Mobile and Tablet--><br \/>\n<a target=\"\u201d_blank\u201d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cheaperthandirt.com\/ammunition\/bulk\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bulk_ammo_ad_mob.jpg?w=640&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\" jetpack-lazy-image\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bulk_ammo_ad_mob.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3 ai-viewport-1\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<!--End of Article Ad for Desktop--><br \/>\n<a target=\"\u201d_blank\u201d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cheaperthandirt.com\/ammunition\/bulk\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" align=\"center\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bulk_ammo_ad.jpg?w=500&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\" jetpack-lazy-image\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bulk_ammo_ad.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1\" align=\"center\" px=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The troops of the Ottoman Empire were using those early weapons in the mid 1400s. By 1526, they were introduced into India by the invasion of the Moghuls. In 1543, a Portuguese vessel was wrecked off Tane Ashima island in Japan and some of its crew showed the local Shogun their matchlock weapons, which the Japanese were very quick to clone and use for their own local wars.<\/p>\n<p>Well into the 19th century, matchlock weapons were still being used in India, China, and Japan. There were even some records of rebels using matchlocks in East Timor in 2006. In a society that needs new cell phones every 2 years, the Matchlock technology had one helluva run.<\/p>\n<p>Although it was revolutionary, the disadvantages of the \u201cMatch Lock\u201d were many and a more reliable source of ignition was sought to overcome them. Remember, it was difficult to impossible to use in wet weather because of the problems of the powder in the pan getting damp and the ignition ember going out in heavy rains. It was also quite dangerous to have large quantities of gunpowder laying around with open flames. When large groups of soldiers were loading their weapons there was always a chance that the open flame from one person\u2019s matchlock could set off another person\u2019s supply of powder.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, I am not providing you with every example of how mankind benefited from the advancements the pursuit of weapons provided, but some are so noteworthy as to defy exclusion. The next example of the importance of firearms promoting state of the art technology was provided by a man that many believe displayed a brilliant mind and it wasn\u2019t Sheldon Cooper! (That\u2019s a reference to a TV character for those of you that don\u2019t watch TV.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Left to Right, Eli, the Cotton Gin, and his firearms sign.\" class=\"wp-image-91352 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-4.jpg?w=648&amp;ssl=1 648w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-4.jpg?resize=300%2C94&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-4.jpg?resize=150%2C47&amp;ssl=1 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-4.jpg?resize=640%2C200&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-4.jpg?resize=640%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Left to Right, Eli, the Cotton Gin, and his firearms sign.\" class=\"wp-image-91352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-4.jpg?w=648&amp;ssl=1 648w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-4.jpg?resize=300%2C94&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-4.jpg?resize=150%2C47&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>Left to Right, Eli, the Cotton Gin, and his firearms sign.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Eli Whitney<\/h2>\n<p>What would be state of the art technology in 1794? Well, who remembers what rocked, or more appropriately shook the world? Before you answer, here is a hint: Get ready for more revisionary history. What did our teachers tell us that Eli Whitney was famous for? I\u2019ll bet you think it was the Cotton Gin. Although Eli did in fact invent the Cotton Gin as a mechanical means to separate cotton fibers from their seeds which was very important to the economy of the Antebellum South.<\/p>\n<p>Eli\u2019s much more important contribution came from the company he established in 1798. It was at E. Whitney\u2019s Improved Firearms in New Haven, Connecticut that he utilized and refined the use of interchangeable parts in the production of arms that laid the foundation of the production line and launched America as the leader of the Industrial Revolution.<\/p>\n<p>All this writing has started me thinking \u2014 always a dangerous thing \u2014 and the expression, \u201cYou Son of a Gun\u201d popped into my head. Over the years, I know that I have used it and have heard it used. However, curiously, I have not heard the expression used for some time and that piqued my curiosity. I am sure some of you are familiar with one of the most popular legends concerning the expression. That being\u2026 It has its origin in a Royal Navy directive that pregnant women aboard smaller naval vessels give birth in the space between the broadside guns to keep the gangways and crew decks clear.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"504\" height=\"207\" alt=\"Naval guns on an old sailing shop\" class=\"wp-image-91353 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-5.jpg?w=504&amp;ssl=1 504w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-5.jpg?resize=300%2C123&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-5.jpg?resize=150%2C62&amp;ssl=1 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-5.jpg?resize=504%2C207&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"504\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-5.jpg?resize=504%2C207&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Naval guns on an old sailing shop\" class=\"wp-image-91353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-5.jpg?w=504&amp;ssl=1 504w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-5.jpg?resize=300%2C123&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Revisionist-history-5.jpg?resize=150%2C62&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>A Royal Navy vessel showing the birthing space between the broadside guns and the gangways to keep clear.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>By the expression you might think that military men didn\u2019t appear to have <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/five-important-women-firearm-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">daughters<\/a>. I like to think that they had a more sensitive ear for the melodic. \u201cYou daughter of a gun,\u201d just doesn\u2019t have the same ring, does it? There are other explanations, but disputed etymology aside, I was wondering, what if I wanted to use that expression today? Would anyone under 40 even understand it?<\/p>\n<p>They would probably find problems with it, Hmm! Maybe if I said something like, \u201cyou non gender specific projectile offspring of a birthing assault person!\u201d Just doesn\u2019t sound right to me. I guess I\u2019m a sucker for alliteration and well-cadenced rhymes.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Did you learn something? What examples of \u2018revisionist history\u2019 get under your skin? Share your answers in the Comment section.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span id=\"tve_leads_end_content\" style=\"display: block; visibility: hidden; border: 1px solid transparent;\"\/><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cheaperthandirt.com\/shining-a-light-on-revisionist-firearms-history\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=shining-a-light-on-revisionist-firearms-history\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With all the changes taking place in our culture, I thought I would give you my perspective of where it started. Much to my surprise, I realized that even in the 1950s (before I suspected things started to change) I was subtly being fed misinformation. 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