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Monthly Archives: February 2026
John F Kennedy’s undelivered gold plated M-16 (1963)
In 1963 Colt made a gold plated XM16E1 rifle, the 50,000th produced (Serial number SN# 050000) as a gift intended for US President John F Kennedy. However, Colt was not able to present the gun to JFK due to his untimely assassination in November of that same year. The gun would instead be donated toContinue reading “John F Kennedy’s undelivered gold plated M-16 (1963)”
Kim Ahrends 1911
1911_purview I get asked a lot about favorite guns. Well here is one of them. This stainless 80 series Colt in .45 ACP was built by Kim Ahrends in 1995. Ahrends, out of Des Moines Iowa, is best known for his custom grips, but he was also a very accomplished pistolsmith. In the late 80sContinue reading “Kim Ahrends 1911”
32-20 S&W Revolvers; A Quick Look At S&W’s In This 1882 Cartridge, Wonder Sight & Super King Target
Today we have a great grouping of Smith & Wesson Revolvers in 32-20, from early guns to the last months production as a King Super Target, with the most honest example possible and the working mans target upgrade.
DW King – King Gun Sight – 1939 Colt New Service Custom Super Target 38 Special
Dean King’s King Gun Sight Company of San Francisco ruled the Custom sight and pistolsmithing world for several decades. Beyond making Fine aftermarket sights for Winchester, Remington, Colt and Smith & Wesson guns, his firm customized handguns in new ways. From the floating vent rib, the Micrometer rear sight and reflector front, and can’t forgetContinue reading “DW King – King Gun Sight – 1939 Colt New Service Custom Super Target 38 Special”
Kirk Robinson Custom Colt
From 1911_purview Even kids know from video games that standing still will get you killed—so innovation is the mother of advancement right? Not for me. When people started milling out slides for red dot optics, I started searching Ebay for retired Bomars. I know, Boomer. Sorry, not sorry. I want my 1911s to look new, butContinue reading “Kirk Robinson Custom Colt”
Mexican Cartel Violence (Graphic Warning)
Over the weekend there was a huge dust-up south of the border. Lot of cartel activity and fighting. I pulled some video off of telegram and took some screenshots of the aftermath of the police firing up a SUV full of narcos. Pictures of what 5.56 will do to a man’s head below. Pictures willContinue reading “Mexican Cartel Violence (Graphic Warning)”
Colt AR15 and M16 Serial Numbers, 1960-1972
By Kevin O’Brien This memo’s been around as a scanned, non-OCR’d .pdf for a long time. We’ve OCR’d the PDF, and double-checked the numbers against the original data. The PDF is here:M16 Serial Number List OCR[.pdf]. The complete text is below this editorial comment. We would add the following remarks: We hope this document isContinue reading “Colt AR15 and M16 Serial Numbers, 1960-1972”
The Guns of Uncle Al Freeland
After talking with Brady the other night , we got talking about one of the guns he owns, an Al Freeland BSA Martini. This gun isn’t just one sold by Freeland to Brady, it was one of Al’s personal guns. To make a long story short, Brady had sent in 1000 dollars to buy oneContinue reading “The Guns of Uncle Al Freeland”
British MRC (Medical Research Council) body armor.
British use of body armor in WW2
Scattered Shots 