![]() ![]() ![]() The Lefaucheux was to become the fourth most commonly used revolver in the American Civil War, surpassed only by the Colt, Remington and Starr percussion pistols. In 1862 President Lincoln commissioned Marcellus Hartley, a partner in the New York firearm-importing firm of Schuyler, Hartley & Graham, to supply the Union with French Lefaucheux revolvers and ammunition. Although the need was far greater for the Southern states, where armsmaking was not a widespread industry, even in the more industrialized North the burden of war would soon outstrip production. As early as December 1861, it had become clear to both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis that the Union and the Confederacy would need to import longarms and revolvers from Europe in order to equip the tens of thousands of volunteers fighting on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line.
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![]() "After several summers of passionate fangirls begging us to translate guy/guy games for them, we decided we couldn't say no to them anymore. "Over the past couple of years, yaoi and 'boy's love' have really taken the lead in anime and manga publishing, with dramatic stories and characters that really appeal to fans," said Peter Payne, owner of JAST USA. ![]() The game has been released to coincide with Yaoi Con ( ), the leading venue for fans of the genre, on Oct. He must play through 12 different missions in which he "targets" a KGB spy, a Saudi prince, a young Mafia boss, and so on. ![]() The game is set in a fictional version of West Germany in the post-World War II period, and the player can choose one of two main characters, reined Louise Hardwich or rough-and-tumble Kia WelBenneh. The interactive hardcore game for Windows, intended for adults aged 18 and older, is the second English-translated title for fans of yaoi (yah-OH-ee), meaning aesthetically beautiful male/male themes in Japanese animation, which is the fastest-growing segment of anime sub-culture today. ![]() JAST USA, the leading publisher of Japanese PC dating-sim games in English, announced the immediate shipping of their newest title, Absolute Obedience. San Diego, California, Thursday, October 19, 2006. |