Heavy MGs
Kynoch Machine Gun
The Kynoch company is best known for its ammunition – to this day the brand remains a mainstay of large African hunting rounds like the Nitro Express series of cartridges. George Kynoch started the company […]
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Semiauto Rifles
More Mexican Mondragon rifle photos
This may come as a surprise to some folks, but the first semiautomatic rifle adopted for military use was the M1908 Mondragon rifle designed in Mexico by Manuel Mondragon. He was granted a US patent […]
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Marlin Machine Gun Quad Mount
I think we’ve all seen the multi-gun mounts made for Browning .50 caliber machine guns, especially the quadruple mount that was used in halftracks. Well, those are the most common quad mount out there, but […]
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NFA Transfers
I mentioned yesterday that NFA transfer requests are up significantly this year (and have been increasing steadily back to 2005. This has led to increased wait times because it has happened in conjunction with a […]
Prototype
SAR West 2011 Review and NFA stats
Well, it’s been another yet and another SAR West gun show. As I mentioned before, this is the only gun show around here that I attend – because you’ll find more great stuff at it […]
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Vintage Saturday: A Browning 1917
Okay, so this photo is published in Wikipedia and doesn’t exactly qualify any more as a lost archival gem. But still, it’s neat to see a shot of a Browning 1917 along with the guy […]
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Seen at SAR West 2011
(It was, in fact, a sporterized Dutch Beaumont)
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Sig P210 – A Connoisseur’s Pistol
The Sig P210 is one of those few pistols that creates love as first touch. The perfect grip, a superb glass-rod trigger, and a slide that moves like butter. It’s as close to a match […]
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SAR West in Phoenix this weekend
It’s that time of year – time for the SAR West gun show in Phoenix. Maybe I’m spoiled, but it’s about the only show in the Southwest that I think is really worth going to […]
Semiauto Rifles
Farquhar-Hill rifle
The Farquhar-Hill rifle was developed by Colonel Moubray Farquhar and gunsmith Arthur Hill in England, and initially patented in 1908. The original design was a recoil-operated system, but this proved unreliable and was replaced in […]