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The Rarest Chassepot: Rifle for the African Cavalry

July 14, 2023 Ian McCollum 6

“Chassepot to FAMAS: French Military Rifles 1866-2016” is in stock and shipping now: https://www.headstamppublishing.com/purchase The rarest pattern of factory-made Chassepot is the fusil modèle 1866 pour la cavalerie d’afrique – the Model 1866 rifle for […]

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Finland Salvages a “Tragic Boating Accident”: Grafton Vetterli Rifles

May 29, 2023 Ian McCollum 12

During the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese government helped smuggle arms to potential revolutionaries in Russia, in hopes of provoking a domestic crisis that would divert Russia military force form the war. This included a plot […]

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Tallassee Carbine: The Confederacy’s Last-Ditch Effort

April 10, 2023 Ian McCollum 5

In 1863, the Confederate military decided to design a new standard pattern of cavalry carbine. The designs was put together rather quickly at the Richmond Arsenal; a 25 inch barrel, brass furniture, and Enfield type […]

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Viking Atgeirr: Reevaluating the Origins of European Firearms

April 1, 2023 Ian McCollum 27

See Dr. Crawford’s video here: “Men of Terror: A Comprehensive Analysis of Viking Combat” on Amazon by Reynir Óskarson and William Short My helmet was generously provided by Grimfrost. I have been privileged to be […]

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Musket to Big-Bore Rimfire: the Roberts Short-Frame Conversion

March 29, 2023 Ian McCollum 13

Brigadier General Benjamin Stone Roberts designed and patented a fall-block style of breech loading conversion to .58 Rimfire. Over the course of the decade after the Civil War, he was able to sell approximately 23,000 […]

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From the American Revolution: Short Land Pattern Brown Bess

March 22, 2023 Ian McCollum 33

The standard weapon of the British Army in the American War of Independence was the “Brown Bess”, and today we are looking at a 1769 Short Land Pattern example of the Brown Bess. This was […]

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Prototype Birdshead Grip S&W No.3 Russian

March 6, 2023 Ian McCollum 12

This revolver appears to be one of the pre-production prototypes S&W made for the Russian No.3 revolver contract. Its frame has been expertly converted to a birdshead style. It handles very nicely, but was apparently […]

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Collier Reproductions and Fakes – Who and Why?

December 15, 2022 Ian McCollum 9

“Clockwork Basilisk: The Early Revolvers of Elisha Collier and Artemas Wheeler” is available right now for preorder on Kickstarter: Today I’m again joined by Professor Ben Nicholson, author of the newest Headstamp Publishing book, Clockwork […]

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Art and Engineering: Field Stripping a Second Model Collier

December 12, 2022 Ian McCollum 9

“Clockwork Basilisk: The Early Revolvers of Elisha Collier and Artemas Wheeler” is available right now for preorder on Kickstarter: Courtesy of esteemed collector Frank Graves, Professor Ben Nicholson and I are disassembling a gorgeous example […]

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Colt vs Collier: Patents Lawsuits and Lawyers Oh My!

December 8, 2022 Ian McCollum 12

“Clockwork Basilisk: The Early Revolvers of Elisha Collier and Artemas Wheeler” is available right now for preorder on Kickstarter: Most of the historical recognition of Elisha Collier comes from the 1851 and 1852 patent infringement […]

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