Category Archives: Historical
Fitz Special – The Custom Colt That Changed Handgun History
Colt CR6920-EC (European Carbine). An Introduction To The Two Variations
Vintage Colt Demo/Sales Photos
Some really cool photos of some of the demonstrations Colt did to sell weapons. Doing things like throwing them around, burying them, putting them in water, before shooting them. I really wish photos and videos of demos like this were more readily available. So many people forget that military grade weaponry is designed to beContinue reading “Vintage Colt Demo/Sales Photos”
Colt 11.5″ Upper Receiver w/ Colt-Branded Troy Rail Adapter System.
Colt AR6721 DC Upper Receiver Conversion Kit
Colt’s Short Lived . 22 Cadet
It will surprise exactly no one to know I had that same sweatshirt at the time. And the Colt cadet.
Some Model 70 Stuff
It’s been a bit of a slow week for gun news and whatnot so I felt like talking about the Model 70 again for a bit. Some pictures shared by the scout sniper association and others came up on facebook this week. I thought they are worth sharing. The SSA is raffling off this preContinue reading “Some Model 70 Stuff”
Model 31 Remington
When I was young. all of my shotgun use was with the M870 and the M1100/11-87. Always in 12ga. When I was 23 and was working for Brady ( famous already to long time readers) I walked in one morning and Brady had a shotgun apart and was carefully polishing some internal parts and cleaning.Continue reading “Model 31 Remington”
WeaponsMan – The Magic Rucksack
In Special Forces from 1960 to the mid-1980s, there was a capability called, among other things, “the Magic Rucksack.” (This weapon, and its mission, were prolific producers of slang and nicknames, most of which were as compartmented as the mission itself; it’s unlikely anyone knows them all). It was the Special Atomic Demolition Munition, SADM, aContinue reading “WeaponsMan – The Magic Rucksack”
