Historic rifle of the Van Orden Family
Category Archives: Historical
Unertl Team Spotting Scope
A rare Unertl 100 mm spotting scope in case.
Unertl Scope Models & Specs
Unertl scope models, specs and instructions.
US Army Van Orden Model 70
The fellas at pre64win.com found something really special. The Army did buy and use model70s. Some for testing for sniping use, and some for use for rifle competitions. Van Orden preferred the Lyman for some reason,, so it is more correct to pair them thought Van Orden would provide other optics, like the Unertl orContinue reading “US Army Van Orden Model 70”
Colt 3x And 4X AR15/M16 Scope
The little scopes are a neat little piece of AR15 history and they are a lot of fun to shoot with.
Unertl 8X USMC Sniper Scope
These have become so hard to find that buying one would cost as much as a new car. This is one of the USMC contract Unertl’s that were used on the Marine 1903 sniper rifle in WW2 and Korea and then later the Model 70 Winchester in Vietnam. And last, a view not many ofContinue reading “Unertl 8X USMC Sniper Scope”
Billy Dixon & Adobe Walls
About 200AM on June 27, 1874, a thundering noise woke the resident sleeping in Hanrahan’s Saloon/house. The people who rose in response to the crashing sound thought it came from the ridge-pole of the building. They believed that the main cotton wood beam supporting the roof was giving way. If it failed, it would droppedContinue reading “Billy Dixon & Adobe Walls”
Bonnie & Clyde Guns
I saw a news story yesterday talking about some Bonnie and Clyde items being auctioned off, In this auction is a shotgun used by the duo. The pump-action shotgun was recovered by police following a gun fight with the outlaws in 1933 in which two officers were killed and is now tipped to sell forContinue reading “Bonnie & Clyde Guns”
Rare Gun Collecting: Serial Number 1
By Joe Engesser When it comes to rare gun collecting, a .40 caliber Colt Model 1851 Navy prototype is going to turn heads. The Colt Navy was a popular .36 caliber revolver, but it didn’t deliver the stopping power of its Dragoon predecessor. Before Samuel Colt developed the Model 1860 Army revolver, he experimented withContinue reading “Rare Gun Collecting: Serial Number 1”
WW1 Airplane Hand Gunning
Pretty interesting contraption for using a 1911 in a bi-plane. The idea being to keep the fired cases from screwing up the delicate planes.
Scattered Shots 