Vintage Saturday – Lewis Gun at the Front
Single Shot Rifles
William Soper’s Direct Action Breech Loader
William Soper of Reading, England designed this “Direct Action Breech Loader” and attempted to have it tested for British military adoption – but he was one day too late to have his rifle included in […]
Light MGs
Bren 100-round Drum
The Bren light machine gun is far from a forgotten weapons, but some of the accessory bits that were used with it are pretty rare today. The 100-round drum magazine issued for anti-aircraft use are […]
Revolver
.577 caliber Tranter Revolver
William Tranter was a British gunmaker of some repute, although generally not remembered today. He was apprenticed to a gunsmith in 1830, at the age of 14, and by 1839 had left and opened his […]
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