Not much to look at just another run of the mill Government Model circa 1912. The single shot conversion kit on it was offered by A.F. Stoeger in their 1930 and 1931 catalogs
Category Archives: Historical
The Birth Of The U.S. Army 9mm Pistol Evaluations
The Army desires to test and evaluate 9mm handguns to determine if suitable weapons are available from commercial sources for military use.
Redfield Scope History
The Vintage scopes page owner on facebook showed off this bit of history. It is the cutaway model used in the 1984 catalog.
Colt 2021 Model Anaconda Print Advertisement
In this post we take a look at the November 2021 print advertisement for the Colt 2021 model of the Anaconda pistol. Also in this post are a couple of images of the 6-inch and 8-inch variations.
Colt Python Elite
Today we have this beaut from Karl. This is the python Elite. This was a custom shop only offering towards the last few years the original Python was sold.
Colt New Frontier
From the “I wish I could be that lucky “pile. A guy I know stopped by the house Sunday to show me this new pistol he just bought from an old woman for 20 bucks and ask me how much I thought it was worth. Never fired.
Vietnam Veteran Commemorative Coin
Yesterday my friend Brady presented me with this coin he tracked down and bought for me . The intention was to honor my now deceased Dad, another Vietnam vet. This commemorative coin is pure silver. It’s a proof coin that was never touched by human skin. A limited amount of them were made by theContinue reading “Vietnam Veteran Commemorative Coin”
Jim Boland Custom M1911
custom_handguns Jimboland custom 1911 circa 1980 with his trick slide stop that actuates the slide lock with the thumb safety. yep. Wild. The eighties were awesome. PS-reworked Ace frame for Gold Cup wide trigger, not a Gold Cup..
Recovered after Battle of The Bulge WW2
10 Years with the Colt 901 (Part 3)
In Part 3 of the ’10 Years with the Colt 901′ series, I’m going to take us on a journey looking at the variations of the Colt SP901, LE901 and we will end with the Modular AR Carbine (M.A.R.C.) 901 variations.
