horseman308
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I'm not sure how much I really trust the accuracy of CW docents on stuff that is not immediately in their personal area of expertise, and some not even then. The actual craftsmen and women, yes. The docents, not so much. On a visit a few years ago, one docent in the book binding shop was going on about the legal curriculum of the period at nearby William and Mary, and was quite adamant that Thomas Jefferson had never studied there, despite being assured that there was a boat load of documentation about his time there. Couldn't say why he was so certain. I know they have a script to stick to, but it just didn't inspire much confidence. So, the only person there I would trust to be knowledgeable about period firearms is the gunsmith.