Category Archives: Historical
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”
A Short History of The .30-06 Cartridge
Julian S. Hatcher, for the National Rifle Association of America, 1953 The Spanish-American War brought to light many shortcomings of the .30-40 Krag rifle with which our regular forces were armed. The Spanish soldier was equipped with a Mauser capable of being loaded from a clip while with our Krag it was necessary to load cartridgesContinue reading “A Short History of The .30-06 Cartridge”
Original M16A1 Shipping Box
I fellow on Instagram some how found an original shipping box. Picture is worth saving,
A Short History of Peter Paul Mauser and His Rifles
From the long gone rifleman’s journal Like the uncounted numbers before and the uncounted numbers who would follow, the twenty-one year army conscript stood rigidly at attention. The rough wool collar of his newly issued tunic chaffed his neck raw and his feet were clamped in heavy high boots. His hands tightly gripped the woodContinue reading “A Short History of Peter Paul Mauser and His Rifles”
Home of Uriah and Aunt Betty McCoy
This is just a couple of miles from me. This image is of a Kentucky landmark, the original home of Uriah and Aunt Betty McCoy, located at Lower Stringtown, Burnwell, Kentucky. According to a 2021 submission on the Hatfield-McCoy History page by Courtney McCoy Deprospero, owner of McCoy Station in downtown Logan, West Virginia, itContinue reading “Home of Uriah and Aunt Betty McCoy”
The Belated Commercial Acceptance of the .223 Remington Cartridge
Gunwriters established the conventional wisdom that although the 5.56mm was the US military standard, the .223 Remington couldn’t possibly be as accurate as the .222 Remington, nor offer any ballistic advantages over the .222 Remington Magnum.
Scattered Shots 