1966 was a pivotal year for the British beat group The Beatles. It was a year in which they toured the United States, released some of their signature songs including “Got to get you into my…
Ringo Starr’s Mini from 1966
Colt Boa
The Colt Boa is often thought of as a special version of the Colt Python revolver but, in fact, the Boa was a cross between a Python and a Trooper Mk V. This means that the…
Special Order Winchester Deluxe Model 1873
The Winchester Model 1873 is often called “The gun that won the West”. The Model 1873 appeared during the formative post Civil War years and became one of the most predominant rifles of the frontier. Because…
Dakota Arms African Grade Rifle
If you are thinking about a top grade bolt-action magazine rifle, perhaps toying with the idea of a Rigby from London for example, there is an all American option available to you that might just be…
Purdey 8-bore Self-opening Sidelock Non-ejector Wild-fowling Gun
In not so sunny England the land from the high tide line to the sea has traditionally been crown land and thus available for recreational shooters to go hunting on. Although that might not initially sound…
.375 Holland & Holland Magnum
The .375 Holland & Holland Magnum was the second attempt by Holland & Holland to create a belted big game rifle cartridge suitable for magazine rifles to be used on African and Asian dangerous game. Their…
.40 G&A Pistol Cartridge
The .40 G&A pistol cartridge is one that relatively few have heard of but it was one that helped pioneer the creation of the two predominant .40 caliber handgun cartridges we have with us today; the…
Packard Model G Four-Passenger Surrey
In 1902 there were exactly four Packard Model G automobiles made, and today only one of those four still exists. The Model G represents the end of an era for Packard, and the beginning of a…
Bentley Brooklands R
Although in our younger years we may yearn after a sports car with a nice big engine that preferably makes an elegant sufficiency of noise as it burbles down the road; when we get older and…
Browning .22 Semi-Automatic Rifle
The Browning .22 Semi-Automatic rifle entered production way back in 1914 and this chirpy little centenarian is still in production. This fact alone is testimony that John Moses Browning got it right with this design, just…