Way back in the year of our Lord, 1991 Tony Scott directed a little film written by Shane Black. The script for that film set an industry record for the price the studio paid for it. $1.75 million for the script, with over a $1 million guaranteed up front. That film is the excellent TheContinue reading “The Last Boyscout”
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The Korean War Week 113 – The Battle of Bunker Hill – August 18, 1952
Travis Strahan Custom 1911
From 1911_purview Travis R. Strahan (1930–2018) was one of the great innovators of American pistolsmithing. A career Army soldier and Vietnam veteran, Strahan built match pistols at Fort Benning and traveled with the U.S. All Army Pistol Team before establishing Strahan & Son in Ringgold, Georgia. A charter member of the American Pistolsmiths Guild, heContinue reading “Travis Strahan Custom 1911”
The M1914/17 Mounted Cartridge Belt
Let’s go back even further to the days when the US Army still rode around on horses.
Mag Dump
There is a new instagram account called ” Magdump” and he has been posting vintage gun magazine covers and sometimes a few pages from within. Its pretty cool to look back. If you have IG I encourage you follow. These two covers he posted really took me back.
GR103 40mm M-79 Round
Rare GR103 40mm M-79 Round. With it an antenna wire could be fire through triple canopy jungle for better reception. I am not sure who would want to give away their position by trying this gimmick though,
Jerry Bentz Custom 1911
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Nelson Ford Q&A#50; S&W Old Tricks, Talking About The Highway Patrolman, 357’s & Youngstown Stories
US Issue DextroAmphetamine Tablets
This is an example of US Issue Dextro Amphetamine tablets, these were issued by SOG recon teams to stay awake on extended missions where sleep was not an option. They were a controlled item and handed back at the end of the mission. The tablets have been replaced in this example with dummy items. OftenContinue reading “US Issue DextroAmphetamine Tablets”
Army Surplus ( The Good Old Days)
Even in the 1980s I recall how cheap WW2 and Vietnam war items were at Charlie Albert’s Army/Navy at local burg. Those days are long gone. I miss the smell of a surplus store. That smell of old OD green cotton canvas. That smell was great. Very unique. I bet at least some of youContinue reading “Army Surplus ( The Good Old Days)”
