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.
Category Archives: Historical
1993 Colt Combat Elite
Today we are going to look at a 1911 that belongs to a friend of mine. Made in 1993 this is the Combat Elite with the adjustable sights. He had bought this gun from a fellow around 1999 if my memory serves and carried it as his EDC until fairly recently. His ’93 Combat EliteContinue reading “1993 Colt Combat Elite”
Colt Delta HBAR
Brent shared these pictures on his instagram account. The Delta Hbar is a pre ban rifle I have long wanted. Back in the 80s Colt put this together from selected barrels to be a more accurate A2 rifle. A cheek piece was added with a leather military sling. The optic is a rubber coated 3x-9xContinue reading “Colt Delta HBAR”
The On-Screen Guns of “Pale Rider”
Colt 1911 History
So I have a feeling if you’re here you enjoy the 1911. Well here are some documentaries from C&Rsenal that make youtube worth having around. In the creators own words they grew up on and were huge fans of the show “Tales of the Gun” and wanted to bring that type of show back. TheyContinue reading “Colt 1911 History”
Some Cool Vintage Colt Promo Pics
We used to be a proper country.
A Little Ad-stalgia
Man, don’t that really take you back?
Colt AR-15 Evolution Display
Colt AR-15 Evolution display at the 2017 Colt Collectors Convention in St. Louis, MO.
The Winchester Palma Rifles
For almost four decades there was no Palma competition. The Great Depression and World War II changed the world in many ways. Edward, Viscount Grey of Fallodon commented at the start of World War I that, “The lights are going out all over Europe: we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.” TheContinue reading “The Winchester Palma Rifles”
Gerald Bull Project Babylon
Remember the Canadian engineer Gerald Bull who designed giant super canons? From March of 1988 until the invasion of Kuwait in 1990, Iraq contracted with Gerard Bull to build three superguns: two full sized ‘Project Babylon’ 1000 mm guns and one ‘Baby Babylon’ 350 mm prototype. Nine tonnes of special supergun propellant could fire aContinue reading “Gerald Bull Project Babylon”
