A real Cold War Favorite! Back in 1947, General Mills’ KiX cereal offered kids what might be the most radioactive toy prize ever—the Atomic “Bomb” Ring—for just 15 cents and a box top. Also called the Lone Ranger Atomic Bomb Ring, this unusual piece of bling reflected America’s post-WWII fascination with atomic energy. The ringContinue reading “Radioactive Ring For Kids”
Monthly Archives: October 2026
Infantry Weapons, 498,000 BC: Stone-tipped Spears
A golden oldie from our pal Kevin O’Brien OK, this article from The Grauniad is a good three years old. But we seem to have missed it then, so there’s a good chance you missed it then, too. Let’s not miss it now! Here’s why stone-tipped spears were important: the first known spears date from 600,000 years ago, butContinue reading “Infantry Weapons, 498,000 BC: Stone-tipped Spears”
New Rabbit Rounds Multi-projectile Ammunition from Franklin Armory Creates More Sporting Fun for America’s Favorite Gun
Sounds like anti drone round to me. Franklin Armory, one of America’s leading manufacturers of innovative firearms, accessories—and now ammunition—today announced Rabbit Rounds™, a new multiple-projectile cartridge designed to more effectively harvest smaller game with the ubiquitous AR-style Modern Sporting Rifle (MSR). Franklin Armory’s patent-pending Rabbit Rounds feature four spin-stabilized projectiles, encased in a multi-piece,Continue reading “New Rabbit Rounds Multi-projectile Ammunition from Franklin Armory Creates More Sporting Fun for America’s Favorite Gun”
Vintage Colt 9mm AR15
Friday Fun
Supposedly True Creepy Story
Since it is now October I thought it would be fun to kick the month off with this tail. It comes from a very long running thread on ARFCOM where members have told allegedly true creepy stories of things that have happened to them. Is it true? Who knows in these strange days? Back inContinue reading “Supposedly True Creepy Story”
Vintage Johnson SPITFIRE Advert
Russ Carniak Custom Series 70 Colt
1911_purview 18k followers as of today –thank you guys. This is a 1978 70 series Colt in .45 ACP by Russ Carniak out of a shop called “The Acurizer” in Troy Michigan. Carniak was a civil engineer turned custom 1911 pistolsmith. Carniak’s father was a machinist in Detroit, so he grew up around this work.Continue reading “Russ Carniak Custom Series 70 Colt”
Colt Offensive Weapon
I may or may not have more to say about it and the Colt SSP next week.
