Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (holding rifle), after returning from an expedition to the source of the Mississippi River in 1863. [768×900]

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1. repete66219

   Akshually, it’s a double barreled shotgun. Cool photo!

2. 8man-cowabunga

   From the wikipedia page on [this](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_von_Zeppelin):

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   >On reaching St. Paul (via stagecoach and hired carriage), Zeppelin encountered German-born itinerant balloonist John Steiner and made his first aerial ascent with him from a site near the International Hotel in downtown St. Paul on 19 August.

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   >Zeppelin encountered German-born itinerant balloonist John Steiner

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   >German-born itinerant balloonist

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   >itinerant balloonist

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   I have found my calling…