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Vintage Saturday: Is It Us, Or Did Gravity Get Stronger?

August 18, 2012 Ian McCollum 10

At first glance you wonder, “Why are those British sailors crawling around with their ship’s anchor?” Then you realize that they’re not sailors, and it’s actually a Colt 1895.  The distinction may be lost on […]

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Book review

Book Review: The Colt Model 1905

May 17, 2012 Ian McCollum 0

Today we’re looking at John Potocki’s excellent reference work, The Colt 1905 Automatic Pistol. Not much doubt what the subject is, right? The development of John Browning’s iconic 1911 pistol is generally not much discussed, […]

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Heavy MGs

ABC’s of Machine Guns

May 14, 2012 Ian McCollum 1

Here’s another neat manual – A.B.C du Mitrailleu – the ABCs of Machine Guns. This was published in 1917 (the fifth edition, anyway) in French, and does a nice job showing all the most useful […]

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Model 1917 Machine Gun Cart

April 13, 2012 Ian McCollum 9

Are you looking for a good gift for the gun nut in your life who already has everything? Or perhaps you are the gun nut with everything, and you need a new project to undertake? […]

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Book review

Book Review: A Rifleman Went to War

April 5, 2012 Ian McCollum 3

Herbert McBride was a American who grew up learning to shoot from Civil War veterans and some of the big names of the American West, like Bat Masterson. He had a taste for adventure, and […]

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Vintage Saturday: Downing Panes with a Potato Digger

March 3, 2012 Ian McCollum 9

Well, it’s more effective than trying to hit ’em with a Hotchkiss Portative…but I bet they wish they had a proper anti-aircraft mount!

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How to Shoot a Sistema 1927 (or Colt 1911)

June 29, 2011 Ian McCollum 3

We have an old manual and a new(ish) one today. The older is a 1914 version of an official US Army 1911 manual. Not the 1911A1, but the original first variant. Need a ballistics chart […]

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Semiauto pistol

1907 US Pistol & Revolver Trials

May 27, 2011 Ian McCollum 5

When the US began its engagement in the Philippines at the close of the 19th century, the standard service sidearm was a .38 caliber double-action revolver. This was found to be insufficient for serious combat […]

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