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Show Made American Rifle Famous. The American rifle bocamo famous all over Kurope after tho battle of Now Orlenns, .Inn. 8. 1815, where, with the deadly American weapon in the hands of Kentucklnus and Tennesseenns the Kngllsh lost 2,117 two-thirds of those killed out of Ci.ono men engaged, and tho Americans six killed and poven wounded. The English .ere all sliot at from. sixty to forty yarda distance No wonder Wellington did not believe tho story o-f Knglnnd's awful !os when he heard It. |