Prototype
Savage Prototype .38ACP Autopistol
We have another new unique item from the September 2013 Rock Island Premier auction today – a prototype pistol made by Savage in .38ACP caliber.
Handgun
Revolver
Belgian Mini-Revolver (Video)
Since our last video was the biggest gun we’ve ever filmed, I figured we would go the opposite direction this week, and feature the smallest gun we’ve ever filmed. It’s an example of a cheap […]
Semiauto pistol
Sunngård Automatic Pistol
Harald Sunngård was Norwegian inventor in the early years of the 20th century who noticed a common perceived weakness of automatic pistols: reloads under stress were often bungled by shooters, leaving them vulnerable to return […]
Semiauto pistol
Webley 1913 Naval Model (Video)
William John Whiting spent about 10 years trying to get the British military to adopt his automatic pistol, and finally achieved his goal in 1913 with a contract for pistols supplied to the British Royal […]
Ammunition
.38 S&W (The Other .38)
Today we have a guest post on the .38 S&W cartridge written by Aaron Brudenell – thanks, Aaron! .38 S&W (The Other .38) Aaron Brudenell If you’ve ever paged through a reloading manual or a […]
Semiauto pistol
Charola-Anitua Photos
Recently a 7mm Charola-Anitua pistol showed up on GunBroker, with some pretty decent photos. I can’t afford to buy it, but I can afford to share the photos! The 7mm Charola-Anitua was made from 1900 […]
Revolver
Japanese Type 26 Revolver (Video)
They Type 26 was an indigenous Japanese revolver introduced in 1893 (26th year of the Meiji era) to replace the Smith & Wesson No. 3 in Japanese military service. In many ways the Type 26 […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Vintage Saturday: Militiawoman
Spanish militiawoman during the Civil War, with a Mauser rifle and what appears to be an early Star pistol (model 1919 possibly?)
Semiauto pistol
Test Firing Hijinks – Frommer 1910
Days at the range don’t always go as planned. After over a year of looking, I finally managed to recently find a box of 7.65mm Frommer (Short) ammo that I could use to test-fire my […]
Semiauto pistol
Frommer 1910 Disassembly Video
I’ve been meaning to put this video together for a while, and finally have it – a detailed look at the mechanics and internal workings of the Frommer 1910. This was the third major iteration […]