John Wesley Hardin was one of the most famous gunfighters of the old west. He claimed he’d killed over 40 men in his days but it was more like 27. That’s still a pretty damn high number. He was certainly a bit of an exaggerator when it came to his confirmed kills but one thingContinue reading “John Wesley Hardin’s Guns”
Category Archives: Historical
John Cantius Garand 1888 – 1974
John Cantius Garand and the M1 RifleJohn Garand was born in St. Remi, Quebec, Canada, on January 1, 1888, moving to Connecticut at age ten. Working in a textile mill two years later, he soon patented a telescopic screw jack as well as an automatic bobbin winding machine. He later took a job at BrownContinue reading “John Cantius Garand 1888 – 1974”
Geco Action Safety Family Data Dump
Some of you may remember the old “Blitz Action Trauma” or BAT, imported by Phil Engeldrum. Here is a data dump on the original Geco Action Safety and its modern offspring.
A Brief History of FBI Semiauto Pistols
After the Miami/Dade Shootout of April 11, 1986, the FBI was not completely satisfied with the commercially available pistols in 9x19mm and .45 Auto.
Colt ACE & ACE II
I mentioned the Colt ACE 2 the other day and have been thinking about it on and off ever since. The ACE was an updated conversion slide , barrel and magazine for using a .22 long rifle. It was made to work with the series 80 guns. The original was the ACE and was originallyContinue reading “Colt ACE & ACE II”
The Most Dangerous Grave In The US
From Beyond5000 This is the only radioactive grave in the United States and it has been sealed in Arlington Cemetery since 1961. It belongs to Richard Leroy McKinley, one of the three men killed in the SL 1 nuclear accident, the first and only fatal reactor accident in American history. On 3 January 1961, theContinue reading “The Most Dangerous Grave In The US”
Armand Swenon Memorabilia
Man this is so cool. I have to admit, when I saw this I was big jelly. From Masters of The 1911 I recently picked up a small Armand Swenson archive which originally came from his neighbor in Fallbrook Calif. The pictures shown are unpublished and were taken with a 35mm camera in the midContinue reading “Armand Swenon Memorabilia”
COLT M16/LMG OVER THE YEARS
It’s a nice look at some of the LMG options Colt made over the years.
H&K G11 And It’s Ammo Vintage Photos
Everyone under the sun who has went more than 10 days in the the gun world knows about the G11. The caseless rifle project from way back in the day. Not so long ago in my mind but I am sure is ancient history going back to before Christ for some readers of a moreContinue reading “H&K G11 And It’s Ammo Vintage Photos”
Tommy Guns in .30-06 and .30 Carbine
I had no idea these existed. I guess it shouldn’t surprise anyone who has read about various modifications tried out on guns used in the war.
Scattered Shots 