THE STORY OF CREEDMOOR
from: The Galaxy, August 1876 by: Frederick Whittaker A HUNDRED years ago there was no doubt as to the nationality of the rifleman. He was peculiar to the only republics…
The Remington Model 37
In October 1932, Remington officials decided to produce a target grade, bolt action .22 caliber target rifle to compete with the Winchester model 52.
Lebman’s “BabyMachinegun” Full Auto M1911s
Is there anything the Colt Model M1911 can’t do? I certainly don’t think so. I’m not the only one either. Long before the idea of the PDW ( personal defense…
J.H. Fitzgerald
J.H. Fitzgerald at Camp Perry, working on a competitor’s Colt 1911. Better known simply as “Fitz,” Fitzgerald was arguably America’s first true custom pistolsmith. Yes, long before Armand Swenson and…
Some More Vintage Colt Ads
That sporter lightweight would be laughed at today but it was a fine little gun. I wish they still made it with an A1 upper.
Colt M1917 Test Firing.
I recently got my hands on a beauty of a Colt M1917. I ain’t gonna go into a history lesson on this pistol and bore you all with a story…
The Most Dangerous Grave In The US
From Beyond5000 This is the only radioactive grave in the United States and it has been sealed in Arlington Cemetery since 1961. It belongs to Richard Leroy McKinley, one of…
Radioactive Ring For Kids
A real Cold War Favorite! Back in 1947, General Mills’ KiX cereal offered kids what might be the most radioactive toy prize ever—the Atomic “Bomb” Ring—for just 15 cents and…
Infantry Weapons, 498,000 BC: Stone-tipped Spears
A golden oldie from our pal Kevin O’Brien OK, this article from The Grauniad is a good three years old. But we seem to have missed it then, so there’s a good…
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