1950 Stammer Roadster Project

1950 Stammer Roadster Project

This Stammer Roadster is the creation of a man named Fred Stammer who was a metalworker with aircraft industry experience. Designed and made by Fred Stammer on a modified Willys 77 chassis and fitted with a…

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1930 Matchless Silver Arrow Deluxe

1930 Matchless Silver Arrow Deluxe

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The Matchless Silver Arrow was a motorcycle that featured an unusual 18° side-valve V-twin engine that was said to be “vibrationless”. The bike also had a quite advanced suspension for the 1930’s giving it a reputation…

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1978 Van Veen OCR1000

1978 Van Veen OCR1000

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The Van Veen OCR1000 is a motorcycle that few have heard of. It was powered by a 996cc Comotor Wankel rotary engine and it was superbly made with excellence in performance, handling, and build quality. Fast…

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Centurion Mk 13 Tank

Centurion Mk 13 Tank

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The British Centurion Main Battle Tank served the British and other militaries through many of the wars and conflicts that filled the latter half of the twentieth century from 1945 through to 2003. Fast Facts The…

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Mannlicher Patent Neuhausen Model 1894

Mannlicher Patent Neuhausen Model 1894

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The late nineteenth and early twentieth century period of pioneering development of automatic pistols saw some fascinatingly quirky designs. One of the most interesting and unusual of these is the Mannlicher Model 1894. Fast Facts The…

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Longthorne Gunmakers: Guns with Titanium Barrels

Longthorne Gunmakers: Guns with Titanium Barrels

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Longthorne Gunmakers of Great Britain are pioneers in twenty-first century gunmaking and offer over and under, and side by side guns of extraordinary quality. They are especially famous for their titanium barrel over and under guns….

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Prototype 30-06 Thompson Machine Gun

Prototype 30-06 Thompson Machine Gun

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One of the most mysterious of the Thompson automatic guns is this prototype 30-06 chambered version which is based on the original Thompson Model 1921/1928 design but with a distinctly different method of delaying the blowback…

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Auto-Ordnance 30 Caliber Thompson Machine Gun

Auto-Ordnance 30 Caliber Thompson Machine Gun

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The Thompson sub-machine gun is one of the most iconic arms in the world. While most were made chambered for the 45ACP pistol cartridge a small number of prototypes were made chambered for the 30 Carbine….

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1980 Honda CBX Super Sport

1980 Honda CBX Super Sport

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The six cylinder Honda CBX might be thought of as “the Duesenberg of motorcycles”. Built to be the fastest motorcycle of its time it delivered that speed in a refined bike whose performance outshone its peers….

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High Standard .22 Semi-Automatic Pistols

High Standard .22 Semi-Automatic Pistols

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High Standard pistols acquired a deserved reputation for accuracy and quality. Primarily thought of as target pistols High Standard also made military pistols including those for clandestine operations. Fast Facts The High Standard range of pistols…

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