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Recently my father lost my mother to cancer after being together for 53 years. During the time of her illness she spent a lot of 12 hour days receiving chemo and radiation. They spent an enormous amount of time just waiting. During this time my father started reading alot. He chose fur trade, long hunter, etc. books. He also watched dvds like Mtn Men, Jerimhah Johnson, Last of the Mohicans, Black Robe, Dances with wolves, etc. It reignited his interest in black powder. He was really into it in the 80's like a lot of others. He likes to say , a lot of people and saw the movie Jerimiah Johnson and said well its a good movie, but he says, " it affected my life" He grew a full beard and wore it proud for the next 15 years. Well anyway, as a distraction of watching his love pass away. They started dating when they were 15 years old. He spent a lot of time wishing he had lived in 200 years ago. He got him a couple of Pedersoli Hawkens and they are nice. Then before mom died he contacted TVM and Toni and Matt decided they could make a special rifle for him in honor of mom. It is a TVM grand and they have assured him that it will be the nicest they have ever built. It will be adorned with weeping heart inlays and Nancy Jance or NJ any where they can put it. We hope to go pick it up in a couple of weeks. They are also making a Nancy Jane Pistol to match. I will post the pictures when we get it. Anyway, I knew he needed an appropriate knife to go with his set up. I contacted Jerry Martin at Martin's Market and He told Hershel House about the project we had in mind. Hershel was touched and well here it is. I think the NJ and weeping hearts speak for themselves. He is still very lost and lonely without her. Sorry about the small images, I will try to get them bigger.
