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A Sinister Start: J.P. Morgan made a killing buying cheap Mexican War–era Hall carbines destined for scrap and selling them back to the Army. (Heritage Auctions, Dallas)
A Sinister Start: J.P. Morgan made a killing buying cheap Mexican War–era Hall carbines destined for scrap and selling them back to the Army. (Heritage Auctions, Dallas)