Most of you have probably never read Patton’s comments of the Garand in context with his views on infantry tactics.
Category Archives: Historical
The 1919 National Matches at Caldwell, New Jersey
by: Alexander Ramsey Thompson, United States Army, New York Coast Artillery Corps To give an idea of the work at Caldwell and of the interest it held for those present we give an account of the work at the range by one of our officers, told in his own words. “On July 7, 1919 IContinue reading “The 1919 National Matches at Caldwell, New Jersey”
Weaponsman: The Rise and Fall of the Halftrack
As a kid in the sixties, you couldn’t get away from ’em. Turn on Combat with Vic Morrow, and there’d be one in every few episodes, hauling American infantry up to the point where they’d start walking. A couple years later, The Rat Patrol stuck German Balkankreuz symbols on them and made ’em the bad guys. Around that time, they made the TVContinue reading “Weaponsman: The Rise and Fall of the Halftrack”
Unertl Team Spotting Scope
A gentleman in the facebook Unertl group snagged this treasure. Many don’t know that Unertl made spotting scopes along with riflescopes.
Finding your rifle’s place in model 70 production history
From Pre64win Knowing the details of when your rifle was manufactured and what production generation your rifle is from is essential knowledge for every model 70 owner. Whether you are buying parts, or just trying to understand how your rifle fits into the model 70 family of rifles, it begins with knowing when it was made. ThisContinue reading “Finding your rifle’s place in model 70 production history”
Some New Rose Gold Talo Colts And Revolvers
Transition model Pre 64 Model 70 Target Rifles
these rare configuration model 70s. A 1948 transition model, a 1956 Type-III rifle, and this very clean and all original 1952 gun.
New Red Dot Colts
Cold showed some of their new offerings of the 1911 set up for red dot sights.
Devil Anse’ Hatfield’s Grave Statue
From the Hatfield & McCoy Feud FB page When the white Italian marble statue marking the grave of William Anderson ‘Devil Anse’ Hatfield was finally set in place, several of his strong sons and grandsons gently carried their grieving mother, Louvicey (Levicy) Hatfield, seated in her chair, up the steep hillside to the Hatfield FamilyContinue reading “Devil Anse’ Hatfield’s Grave Statue”
SPACE WEAPONS ! The Future
A few knives and firearms from the space age. Taken from a Gizmodo article not really worth reading. A few more pictures and some other items unrelated to weapons. https://gizmodo.com/the-ultimate-list-of-weapons-astronauts-have-carried-in-1768199454 Model 17 “Astro” hand-wrought survival knives created by Randall Made Knives were carried by Mercury astronauts. The fixed blade knives with a large guard andContinue reading “SPACE WEAPONS ! The Future”
Scattered Shots 