Historical – Page 16 – Scattered Shots

Unertl Eye Piece Power Booster

I have seen these in pictures. But I have never seen on in person or the container for one.

.222 Remington Colt AR15

Did you know Colt made a few variants of the AR15 in the .222 Remington round? Mainly export models usually to get around odd laws about “military calibers” There are versions in the SP1 configuration, the SPII versions with a mix of A1 and A2 parts and in rifles that are more or less “A2″s.Continue reading “.222 Remington Colt AR15”

“White Feather” Unertl

A friend of Carlos Hathcock shared this in the Unertl collectors group. This scope is the 10X USMC Sniper Scope Unertl ade for the USMC for the M40A1. This was the last new design from Unertl. Presented as a gift to Carlos, it has the special serial number of “93”, Carlos’ official confirmed kill totalContinue reading ““White Feather” Unertl”

George Farr And His Famous 70 At The 1921 National Matches

A history of the Farr cup trophy.

1965 Popular Science Article on Colt SP-1

This is a one page article that appeared in the Feb. 1965 issue of Popular Science promoting the Colt AR-15 Sporter.

Some Rare Unertl History

Historic Unertl pictures and rare oddball products.

XM148 Under Barrel Grenade Launcher

Today we have another post from Moore Militaria. You can visit the page and buy Vietnam war clothing and gear at http://www.mooremilitaria.com The Vietnam War saw the first practical use of dedicated grenade launchers versus the rifle grenades of WWII and Korea. The M79 Grenade Launcher was revolutionary. It was light weight, accurate and hadContinue reading “XM148 Under Barrel Grenade Launcher”

Colt Prototype SP901 .308 WIN Upper Receiver

This Colt SP901 Prototype .308 WIN upper receiver appeared in the Colt 2011 product catalog as a new item. However, this upper receiver design never went into production and I think it may be the only one of its kind. Please note in the video that I mispoke about barrel length early in the video.Continue reading “Colt Prototype SP901 .308 WIN Upper Receiver”

Colt 1974 Military Catalog

The images are a digital scan of the catalog in my collection. When this catalog was published, Colt products had proven themselves, not only in the conflict in SE Asia, but in operations elsewhere around the globe as the M16A1 became the standard U.S. Army rifle.

Custom Unertl Bridge Mount

This is a pretty clever custom made bridge mount for Unertl and Unertl type scopes and mounts.