By Kevin O’Brien This memo’s been around as a scanned, non-OCR’d .pdf for a long time. We’ve OCR’d the PDF, and double-checked the numbers against the original data. The PDF is here:M16 Serial Number List OCR[.pdf]. The complete text is below this editorial comment. We would add the following remarks: The first few Colt serialContinue reading “Colt AR15 and M16 Serial Numbers, 1960-1972”
Category Archives: Historical
Davidson Bridge Mount For Unertl
I have heard about these for years but have never seen one in person. Brady had one at one point in the past but I have never seen it. The bridge mount was meant for you to mount a Unertl or external adjustable scope like a Unertl to the receiver of your rifle without havingContinue reading “Davidson Bridge Mount For Unertl”
The Vietnam Liberator Pistol
What most people don’t know is there was a version cooked up for use in Vietnam.
Single Shot Model 70
A fellow recently shared images of a single shot model 70 Winchester in .308 in the collectors group. This is the first time I have seen one like it. The first thing I noticed was the lack of safety levers on the bolt. The action removed from the stock shows now ability to convert to magazineContinue reading “Single Shot Model 70”
New Colt Product at SHOT Show 2026
My proxy at SHOT has sent in some photos from SHOT of the Colt display for rifles.
Very Cool M14 Unertl Scope Mount From Leatherwood Collection
A fellow on the Unertl collector page on facebook recently bought this treasure. Anyone with Peter Senich’s books will recognize it. This is one of my favorite rifles in my collection for multiple reasons. “1) The Unertl and mount came out of the Jim Leatherwood estate and has his own written documentation from when heContinue reading “Very Cool M14 Unertl Scope Mount From Leatherwood Collection”
John Cantius Garand 1888 – 1974
John Cantius Garand and the M1 RifleJohn Garand was born in St. Remi, Quebec, Canada, on January 1, 1888, moving to Connecticut at age ten. Working in a textile mill two years later, he soon patented a telescopic screw jack as well as an automatic bobbin winding machine. He later took a job at BrownContinue reading “John Cantius Garand 1888 – 1974”
Armand Swenon Memorabilia
Man this is so cool. I have to admit, when I saw this I was big jelly. From Masters of The 1911 I recently picked up a small Armand Swenson archive which originally came from his neighbor in Fallbrook Calif. The pictures shown are unpublished and were taken with a 35mm camera in the midContinue reading “Armand Swenon Memorabilia”
COLT M16/LMG OVER THE YEARS
It’s a nice look at some of the LMG options Colt made over the years.
H&K G11 And It’s Ammo Vintage Photos
Everyone under the sun who has went more than 10 days in the the gun world knows about the G11. The caseless rifle project from way back in the day. Not so long ago in my mind but I am sure is ancient history going back to before Christ for some readers of a moreContinue reading “H&K G11 And It’s Ammo Vintage Photos”
