Mauser 1896 20-Shot Flatside Cone Hammer Pistol

Mauser 1896 20-Shot Flatside Cone Hammer Pistol

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Among the early variants of the Mauser C96 pistol is the version made with a fixed forged-in-frame twenty-round magazine. Only about ninety of this model were made for the South and Central American market. This pistol…

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Sherp N 1200: an Amphibious Go-anywhere Vehicle

Sherp N 1200: an Amphibious Go-anywhere Vehicle

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The Quadro Sherp N 1200 is a specialized all terrain vehicle that emanates from Ukraine. While not suitable for highway use this is a go-anywhere vehicle that will cross land and water to gain access to…

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Hodgdon Varget in the 300 Winchester Magnum

Hodgdon Varget in the 300 Winchester Magnum

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Hodgdon Varget is not a rifle powder that many will consider when reloading for the 300 Winchester Magnum. However, if you are looking for loadings for bullets up to around 168 grain weight it can be…

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1957 Chevrolet Corvette SS Project XP-64

1957 Chevrolet Corvette SS Project XP-64

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The Chevrolet Corvette SS was the car that truly allowed Zora Arkus-Duntov, the “father of the Corvette”, to demonstrate his creativity and engineering expertise. It was a car that was given the opportunity to demonstrate its…

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Slot Car Raceway and Train Track

Slot Car Raceway and Train Track

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Back in the days before people had computers and TV sets as their source of entertainment many of us enjoyed slot car racing and model trains. A slot car racing track was often a social hub…

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Steve McQueen’s “Le Mans” Porsche 917K

Steve McQueen’s “Le Mans” Porsche 917K

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Among the most famous of the competition cars that Porsche has made is the Porsche 917K purchased by Solar Productions and used as the “hero car” by movie actor Steve McQueen for the making of the…

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Elizabethan Bible in English From 1566

Elizabethan Bible in English From 1566

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To find an original English translation of the Bible that dates back to 1566 is indeed a rare thing. But a copy of King Henry VIII’s “Great Bible” from this time has turned up in England…

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1934 DKW F2 Roadster

1934 DKW F2 Roadster

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The DKW F2 automobile was the second of the company’s front-wheel-drive small cars. Fitted with independent suspension front and rear and powered by a simple but advanced design two-cylinder two-stroke engine the F2 became a popular…

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Cased Pair of Westley Richards Sporting Rifles

Cased Pair of Westley Richards Sporting Rifles

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While it can be an interesting debate as to what might be the ideal rifle for the “one gun world wide hunter” the notion that one rifle could cover all situations is probably not such a…

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Westley Richards Droplock Double Rifle Engraved by Anja Dammenhayn

Westley Richards Droplock Double Rifle Engraved by Anja Dammenhayn

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British gunmaker Westley Richards have a long history of designing and making double-rifles that are both practical hunting arms and works of high art. The most famous Westley Richards action is their Droplock which features locks…

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