Category Archives: Historical
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”
Colt Woodsman; John Browning’s American Made .22 Semi Auto Pistol With Nelson Ford The Gunsmith Inc.
Today’s video features The Colt Woodsman, originally marketed as the .22 Target from Colt. Hope you enjoy the examples presented and the discussion on America’s .22 semi auto pistol.
Assorted Colt Rifle Camo Patterns
The Colt firearms in these photos belong to a friend of mine and fellow collector. You get a look at various finishes/camouflage patterns used by Colt over the years. Here is his description… “The top rifle is a new acquisition and is a hunting camo made by ‘Vista’. Serial states it was a Colt VPContinue reading “Assorted Colt Rifle Camo Patterns”
The Colt 7.62X39 Carbine (R6830) Test & Review
In 1993 Col introduced a new caliber into its AR15 line up. The gun was marketed as a hunters carbine chambered in 7.62×39 a round more or less identical to the .30-30 WCF. The R6830 was a 16 inch barreled carbine . The barrel is not really what we think of as “lightweight ” theseContinue reading “The Colt 7.62X39 Carbine (R6830) Test & Review”
