Look closely, and you can see the paraphernalia of Trapdoor Springfield rifles – cartridge belts full of .45-70, and socket bayonets on the belts as well.
Vintage Saturday: A Gattling Gun Crew
Lever Action Rifles
Winchester Lever Action Development: Model 1876
Rifle NWMP Carbine While the Model 1873 was a very popular rifle, its pistol caliber cartridge did leave a segment of the market unaddressed. Winchester wanted a rifle that could chamber the larger and more […]
Select-fire Rifles
Colt Monitor: The First Official FBI Fighting Rifle
The Colt Monitor was Colt’s improved version os the Browning Automatic Rifle intended for the law enforcement market. Colt had the sales rights to the BAR in North and South American (as well as a […]
Prototype
Sidewinder SMG Photos
The Sidewinder is a rather unusual submachine gun designer by Sidney McQueen in the mid 1960s. His objective was to create a weapon which could be fired one-handed with the firepower of a submachine gun […]
You do have to wonder how difficult it was to keep the brass polished on a black-powder firing Gatling gun. That’s a task the modern day soldier should thank his lucky stars he doesn’t have to do on every piece of equipment he has.