St. Mary’s County, MD Special Edition

Collector’s Grade Ruger Superblackhawk in a .44 mag. caliber firearm

  Saint Mary’s County, MD – Maryland’s Mother County. The settlement of Lord Baltimore’s Maryland began with the arrival of passengers from England at St. Clement’s Island in the Potomac River in what is now southwestern St. Mary’s County on March 25, 1634 (the anniversary of this landing being annually celebrated as Maryland Day). The passengers arrived in two vessels, the Ark and the Dove, which had set sail from the Isle of Wight on November 22, 1633. Among other firsts, St. Mary’s was the first county established in Maryland, in 1637, probably by an order of the Governor and is also home to the first Catholic Mass celebrated in the original thirteen colonies. In 2008 the county seat, Leonardtown, celebrated its sesquicentennial anniversary.

St. Mary’s county is also famous for the creation and use of the “Black Nancies.” Nancies were small boats of local design used by all the fishermen in the area. During the Civil War, southern Maryland sympathies were with the Confederacy and Maryland supporters used the Nancies, now painted black, to smuggle goods and support to the South.

NOW YOU CAN OWN A PIECE OF COUNTY HISTORY! This is an American made Collector’s Grade Ruger Superblackhawk in a .44 mag. caliber, fully plated in 24-karat gold and richly engraved with images and banners honoring among other things St. Mary’s County Historic Courthouse, the Piney Point Lighthouse, and St. Clement Island – all taken from St. Mary’s County storied past. ACT NOW! To place your order drop us an e-mail or call (970) 215-0677 and one of our courteous sales staff will be happy to answer all your questions!