Handgun

BUG Match Pickelhaube Edition: German 1883 Reichsrevolver

May 25, 2024 Ian McCollum 5

Today I took a Model 1883 Reichsrevolver out to the monthly BackUp Gun Match. This is an 1894-manufactured gun (made at the Erfurt Arsenal). It is a single action only, six-shot revolver chambered for the […]

Cartridge History: The .451 Detonics Magnum is a Supercharged .45 ACP

May 24, 2024 Ian McCollum 11

Detonics was founded as a company in the 1970s, making high-end 1911 pistols. Their first product that really put them on the map was their 3″ micro-compact 1911; something that just wasn’t available on a […]

Full Auto Glock 18 at the Range: Can I Hit…Anything?

May 11, 2024 Ian McCollum 18

https://forgottenweapons.vhx.tv/videos/glock-18-range I’ve fired a number of different machine pistols, but until today never a Glock 18. So, we’re going to give it a try! This is an original factory example, not a conversion.

Romania Copies the Jericho: Cugir Models 95 & 98

May 10, 2024 Ian McCollum 17

By the end of communism in Romania in 1989, the standard service pistols for the army and police were still the old Tokarevs and the Cugir Model 74 “Carpați” Walther PP copy. These were obviously […]

Rupertus Pepperbox: A Sophisticated 8-Shot Rimfire Pocket Gun

May 5, 2024 Ian McCollum 5

The Rupertus Patent Pistol Manufacturing Company was founded in Philadelphia by Bavarian-born Jacob Rupertus. The company made a variety of derringers, pepperboxes, and revolvers and today we are looking at an 8-shot, .22 rimfire pepperbox […]

Clockwork Basilisk – The Early Revolvers of Elisha Collier and Artemas Wheeler

April 30, 2024 Ian McCollum 2

Available now at: http://www.headstamppublishing.com/collier-book Clockwork Basilisk: The Early Revolvers of Elisha Collier & Artemas Wheeler reveals the first attempt to put a multi-shot firearm in the hands of the common soldier and sportsman. This novel […]

BUG Match Pickelhaube Edition: German 1883 Reichsrevolver

Cartridge History: The .451 Detonics Magnum is a Supercharged .45 ACP

Full Auto Glock 18 at the Range: Can I Hit…Anything?

Romania Copies the Jericho: Cugir Models 95 & 98

Rupertus Pepperbox: A Sophisticated 8-Shot Rimfire Pocket Gun

Clockwork Basilisk – The Early Revolvers of Elisha Collier and Artemas Wheeler

Daly Arms “Tom Thumb” – A Tiny Ring-Trigger Revolver

The Rarest 1911: North American Arms Co

Lugers in Thailand: The Siamese Artillery Luger

Colt Viper: A Rare Snake and a Great Revolver