Question of the Day: What’s the Oldest Gun You Own?
"A superb Parker side-by-side 'Lifter Gun' manufactured in the heart of Gun Valley in 1869 has been restored to new condition to serve as the 2016 SHOT Show Auction 'Western Heritage' shotgun available for...
On This Day in 1943
The World Jewish Congress posted the above on its Facebook page, with the following caption:
It happened today. In 1943, Rabbi Menachem Ziemba called on the Jews of Warsaw to revolt saying that "we must...
Gun Review: Accuracy International AX-50 Rifle
Accuracy International isn't a household name for most American shooters. But military snipers throughout the world revere the marque as it if it was divinely inspired. And with good reason. World’s longest sniper kill?...
Obscure Object of Desire: The Walther MPK Submachine Gun
In the summer of 1972 I was five years old. I don’t remember much from that time but I have a fairly good memory of the TV news reports of the Munich massacre, where...
CMP: Quit Asking Us About the 1911s!
A few days ago President Obama signed legislation enabling thousands of 1911 handguns to be transferred from the U.S. Government stores into the CMP's possession for sale to the general public. Naturally this caused something of...
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the M1 Carbine. Allegedly.
Tom McHale writes :
The U.S. Carbine, Caliber .30, M1 (a.k.a., the M1 Carbine) reached a total production of over six million rifles in just 38 months. As a wartime project, quantity and speed were...
New Info on Winchester Rifle Left Leaning Against a Tree in the Great Basin...
https://youtu.be/J9qDXSM94KU
You may recall that an archaeological crew stumbled onto a old rifle leaning against a tree during a survey of the Great Basin national park last November. The Las Vegas reviewjournal.com now reports that "the park sent the Winchester Model 1873...
Dyspeptic Gunsmith: John Moses Browning’s Designs Both Innovated And Evolved
We keep trying to get TTAG commentator Dyspeptic Gunsmith to write for us. He insists he doesn't have the time...and then posts articulate, insightful material in the comments section. Go figure. So here's DP's take on...
Secret Russian Space Station Machine Gun Revealed
Russians have sent guns into space before. Back in the day, Russian astronauts carried a combination rifle, shotgun, and survival axe designed to keep them alive (and out of enemy hands) should they land somewhere other...
Is the 48-Shot Enouy the Most Unusual Revolver in History?
By Rick Lisson via wideopenspaces.com
At first glance, the Enouy revolver seems to be some kind of steampunk weapon with lots of imagination and little practical use. But this is a real firearm from the past, with an interesting...
Surplus Sunday: The Beretta BM59 Rifle
By Josh G.
Ah, Italy. A country of beautiful scenery, historic buildings, delicious food, fine art and some of the most beautiful, fast cars in the world. Oh, and when they get their hands on...
Incendiary Image of the Day: Arm the Campaign to Stop Gun Violence! Edition
According to Chad R. MacDonald , the NRA's desire to protect Americans' natural, civil and Constitutional right to keep and bear arms in order to defend against government tyranny - exactly as the Founding Fathers envisioned - undermines...