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06/03/2020

06/03/2020

When I got this Model 1891 Argentine rifle, I assumed it was the unfortunately result of someone’s experimenting with chrome plating parts. All the small parts are chromed and then heavily wo…

02/24/2020

After World War Two, the new NATO defense alliance held a series of trials to adopt a standard cartridge and infantry rifle. This would eventually devolve and the goal of a standardized rifle would…

11/13/2019

In the history of warfare, tales of looting in conquered territories is quite familiar, and with a major conflict such as World War II, the loss of

11/13/2019

GUN OF THE DAY - Jesse James' Schofield Revolver. Attributed to infamous bank and train robber Jesse James, this .45 Smith & Wesson Schofield revolver and corresponding holster match a set kept in 1882 by Governor Thomas T. Crittenden, who had promoted a reward of $5,000 for the apprehension of the James brothers and received the surrender of Frank James. The revolver's grip frame is also stamped "A.H. Ryan," a known member of the James gang.

11/13/2019

The Dardick 1500 was a magazine-fed revolver designed by David Dardick in the 1950s. His patent was granted in 1958, and somewhere between 40 and 100 of the guns were made in 1959, before the compa…

11/01/2019

This feature segment from a recent episode of American Rifleman TV feature explores the extraordinary life of John Moses Browning.