Historical – Page 18 – Scattered Shots

Hydra-Shok Data Dump

I’ve seen some bad history lately regarding the Hydra-Shok. Federal Cartridge’s PR department keeps stating its introduction date as one year later, and some folks don’t realize that the Hydra-Shok was marketed for roughly a decade before Federal licensed the patent. Filing in February 1974, Tom Burczynski received US Patent #3,881,421 a little over aContinue reading “Hydra-Shok Data Dump”

Some Rare Unertl History

Historic Unertl pictures and rare oddball products.

The Colt Saga

(A Work in Progress) Colt made over $21.5 million in profits in the years between 1914 and 1918. By the end of World War I, Colt had delivered over 425,000 M1911 pistols, more than 150,000 revolvers (such as the M1917), 13,000 Maxim and Vickers machine guns made under license, and 10,000 Browning machine guns. ColtContinue reading “The Colt Saga”

M70 Palma Match, Ultra Match & Intl. Army Match Rifles

Occasionally we see posts referring the one or more of these M70 variations. Frequently they contain inaccurate or misunderstood information. That’s not at all surprising, considering the lack of available information. Often it’s the standard M70 target version being mistaken for one of these. In an effort to help clarify, I’ve made up a veryContinue reading “M70 Palma Match, Ultra Match & Intl. Army Match Rifles”

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.