Sorry, it’s been a week, I know. Alas.

Last night I was watching Antiques Roadshow, like ya do, and one of the items featured was this rifle, which was a gift presented to Commodore Thomas Macdonough after he took part in the burning of the USS Philadelphia in 1804 after its capture by Tripoli (they decided it was better to destroy the frigate than to let the enemy have it). I perked up immediately because I literally just read a couple chapters in a book about this very event.

Glory in my nerdery!