I can't help with the artifact question, but would note that the Jefferson quote in your sig. file appears to be spurious.
You can check research done here at Monticello for the Thomas Jefferson wiki,  (<-click, or cut and paste:)
<http://wiki.monticello.org/mediawiki/index.php/When_governments_fear_the_people%2C_there_is_liberty...%28Quotation%29>

Marty Perdue
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From: David Parkhill 
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Sent: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 01:14:46 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: Identification/Dating help: Gun hardware and Pip e Mak er's Mark

Carl:
Please, I do not wish to cause a ripple but are you referring to a Brown 
BESS? My memory banks do not compute a Brown BASS. Please do not get 
offended by my question. I am just curious.

David Parkhill
"SOCIALISM FAILS WHEN IT RUNS OUT OF OTHER PEOPLES MONEY"
"When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the 
government fears the people, there is liberty." - Thomas Jefferson