I’ve seen Colt’s patent for this .22LR pistol several times in the past, but only now realized that the actual prototype has been in the wild since October 2008. It also passed through RIAC’s hands in 2011, who I believe was the source of these photos. The anodized blue section is the magazine. https://patents.google.com/patent/US3665631A
Category Archives: Historical
Unertl Refurbishing
Elwood P Suggins shows people in the Unertl collectors group how to replace your crosshairs. He later said he uses dental floss. Not my choice, I prefer the tungsten wire. Just finished sprucing up a Unertl 4X Small Game Scope for a friend. Installed a new 0.0006″ reticle, greased the turrets and repainted the graduationsContinue reading “Unertl Refurbishing”
1950 Model 70 Supergrade In .22 Hornet.
The fellas over at pre64win.com shared pictures of this beautiful Model 70 in the .22 Hornet. I’ve always wanted to like the Hornet but never could get them to shoot as accurately as I think they should. One of these days I will give’em another go.
De Simone Rifle Scope
De Simone scope with variable power. These were produced in California the ’60 or ’70s, and were of the highest quality. On the left side there is a movable slide that could change the power. It had quite a range too. I’ve only seen 1 on ebay, and it went for a couple of grand.Continue reading “De Simone Rifle Scope”
A Very Special Van Orden Model 70 and Family History
Historic rifle of the Van Orden Family
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”
Scattered Shots 