Meet the Cast
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Sean Rich
Sean Rich has an insatiable passion for the past. He has been fascinated by history and it's artifacts his entire life. Ever since he was a child, Sean has been finding fossils on family vacations, hunting for old coins on the beach and collecting antique weapons across the globe.
In high school, Sean immediately stood among his peers for his knowledge of history and archaeology to the extent that the headmaster allowed Sean to teach a four-week course to his fellow students sophomore through senior year. Sean went to college in Newport, Rhode Island where historic buildings surrounded him. This environment fed his passion even further and he soon embarked on a five-year apprenticeship in antique gun restoration. Sean quickly learned how to detect fakes and determine what was truly authentic. Later, he took up scuba diving, a pursuit that opened the door to shipwreck discoveries and introduced him to some of the most famous explorers and artifact preservationists in the world. By the time he was thirty, Sean was not only an expert, but also one of the most well-known antique weapons specialists in the United States. Today he is the proud owner of Tortuga Trading, Inc., a corporation that specializes in antique arms and armor from around the world.
Tortuga's premier auction house is Earlyamerican.com, where some of the most rare and valuable artifacts on the market have been bought and sold. Early American History Auctions, Inc. offers expertise in a wide variety of authentic, historic collectible material. From the Colonial American Period, to the Revolutionary War, right through the Civil War Era they specialize in knowing what is authentic or not. Historic Autographs, Rare Coins & Currency, Americana, Historic Documents, Early Photographs, Black History and Slavery, Encased Postage Stamps of the Civil War Era, Rare Early Maps and Prints, plus Historic Items related to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are just some of the fields they cover. Earlyamerican.com's auction catalogs and website "History Store" include over 64 categories of great collectible material.
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Larry "Hammer" Harley
When asked what he does for a living, Larry Harley always answers, “I haven’t worked a day in my life.” He is a third-generation blade smith and loves what he does. Growing up in the mountains of Bristol, Tennessee, Harley was always pounding a hammer onto flaming hot metal, earning him the nickname “Hammer."
With his grandfather's influence, he began experimenting with metals at a young age. He not only learned how to make knives, but also how they were engineered throughout history. These days, Harley sells his knives to clients from around the world. He is the founder of Lonesomepineknives.com, where he hand-makes every blade for high-end clients.& When he isn't in the shop, you can find Harley working with the American Bladesmith Society as a Youth Coordinator where he teaches ten- to twelve-year-olds how to make knives from start to finish. Harley says, “They are so proud, they can't stand it!” Come hunting season, Hammer keeps busy hunting “hawgs,” using the knives he made to catch them. There is never a dull moment for Larry Harley; meet him once and you’ll have a story to tell for the rest of your life.
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Adrian "Shooter" Alford
Whether you call it a gun, firearm, hand-cannon or boom stick, Adrian Alford knows it best. He lives and breathes modern firearms. When you ask him what he thinks about the subject, he will answer, “Mechanical, beautiful, violent, relaxing works of art." Adrian’s father introduced him to the world of firearms when they used to go out target-shooting and from then on he was hooked.
As a young man, Adrian participated in military rifle competitions where he won top awards and learned about military arms and modern firearms in general. Later, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve to serve his country and further expand his passion and skill. Adrian’s knowledge and experience led him to open his own shop, Expedition Firearms, which has been a huge success. Adrian sells some of the best firearms on the market, and also builds custom and modified rifles for his clients. When he isn't running his shop, Adrian is competing in USPSA pistol and long-range tactical rifle competitions where he earned the nickname “Shooter." A student of the craft, Adrian is obsessed with the mechanical construction and operation of firearms. If he’s not selling or building a gun, he’s talking about it. -
Jim Green
If his mustache doesn't catch your attention, his incredible knowledge of guns will. At 14, Jim Green bought his first gun with money he earned from mowing grass. The gun was a Remington New Model Army percussion revolver, now referred to as an 1858 Remington. His daddy told his mother not to worry because there’s now way Jim would be able figure out how to make his own bullets to fire the thing. Well figure it out he did and in the process, he developed an appreciation and affinity for the innovation and artistry that goes into firearm design.
After graduating high school, Jim joined the Marine Corps and became more interested in the internal mechanisms of firearms. This led to him opening up a local gunsmithing shop in rural Maine called GunWorks. At the shop, Jim has the tools and know-how to repair any gun, old or new. He believes that repairing old guns gives him “a peek into history" and lets him "feel what the person who first used it might have been thinking.” Shooting guns on the range and hunting out in the woods is Jim's connection to a tradition that stretches all the way back to the founding of our country. He appreciates things the old fashioned way and believes that he can figure out how to build just about anything stronger, better and longer lasting than a machine in a factory ever could.
