M60: A Vietnam War Stalwart

By Kurt Allemeier at the RIA Blog Alongside the M16 rifle, the M60 machine gun became one of the most recognizable weapons to come out of the Vietnam War. Lot…

Colt Sleeved Barrel Experiment

Alas, I don’t have access to the Colt letter on this experimental project. It appears to be Lawman Mark V fitted with a Dan Wesson-style sleeved barrel. The great irony…

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…

John Wesley Hardin’s Guns

John Wesley Hardin was one of the most famous gunfighters of the old west. He claimed he’d killed over 40 men in his days but it was more like 27.…

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…

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