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English Transitional Pepperbox Revolver

May 7, 2020 Ian McCollum 9

This is lot #3294 in the upcoming RIA Premier Auction. It was scheduled for April, but has been postponed – check their web site for upcoming Online Only auctions every month, though! Before modern revolvers, […]

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The S&W No.3 Russian Model Made at Tula in Russia

April 28, 2020 Ian McCollum 11

This is lot #3124 in the upcoming RIA Premier Auction. It was scheduled for April, but has been postponed – check their web site for upcoming Online Only auctions every month, though! The Russian government […]

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Hopkins & Allen XL No.8: A Failed Competitor to the Colt SAA

April 27, 2020 Ian McCollum 18

This is lot #210 in the upcoming RIA Premier Auction. It was scheduled for April, but has been postponed – check their web site for upcoming Online Only auctions every month, though! Hopkins & Allen […]

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Variations of the .455 Webley Fosbery Automatic Revolver

April 17, 2020 Ian McCollum 22

These are lots #558, 559, 1585, 1586, 3535, and 3536 in the upcoming RIA Premier Auction. It was scheduled for April, but has been postponed – check their web site for upcoming Online Only auctions […]

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Colt’s Special Revolver for Airline Pilots

April 3, 2020 Ian McCollum 15

This is lot #462 in the upcoming RIA Premier Auction. It was scheduled for April, but has been postponed – check their web site for upcoming Online Only auctions every month, though! The 1970s were […]

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Engraved Tranter 577-Caliber Hand Cannon

March 28, 2020 Ian McCollum 25

This is lot #1347 in the upcoming RIA Premier Auction. It was scheduled for April, but has been postponed – check their web site for upcoming Online Only auctions every month, though! William Tranter’s Model […]

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RIA Feb 2020 Special: Mystery Spanish Revolver

February 15, 2020 Ian McCollum 18

Today’s quick look at RIA is a Spanish revolver that I can’t identify. The proof stamps indicate that it was made in 1931, and it has an unusual cylinder latch that looks like a loading […]

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The Most 80s Gun Ever: COP 357 at the Backup Gun Match

January 11, 2020 Ian McCollum 41

The C.O.P. (Compact Offduty Police) .357 was designed by Robert Hillberg, patented in 1983, and manufactured by COP Inc in California. It’s a stainless steel, 4-barrel, .357 Magnum derringer. It’s also an awful pistol to […]

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French Mle 1892 Revolver in Competition

December 21, 2019 Ian McCollum 23

Today at the Backup Gun Match, I’m shooting a French Modèle 1892 service revolver. It’s a 6-shot revolver with a swing-out cylinder, chambered for the 8x27mm cartridge (often called 8mm Lebel, although it really shouldn’t […]

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GIGN’s MR73 Sniper Revolver in .357 Magnum

December 16, 2019 Ian McCollum 29

Courtesy of the French Ministry of the Interior, we have a chance to take a look at an authentic GIGN sniper model MR73 revolver today. GIGN is the elite intervention element of the French Gendarmerie, […]

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