The Mannlicher Model 1899-1900 series of pistols were created by Austrian Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher who is perhaps best known for his collaborative work in the design of the iconic Mannlicher-Schönauer rifle. This model Mannlicher pistol…
In the United States the Colt 1873 Single Action Army became the best known revolver of the 1870’s through to the end of the nineteenth century, with the Smith & Wesson No. 3 in second place,…
Imagine a target pistol that has been based on the design work of an ex-French Foreign Legion captain: a pistol that has been designed with accuracy and reliability as top priorities: and imagine this pistol engineered…
The Schwarzlose pistol, which was first patented in 1908, is one of the more different designs to emerge from that developmental era around the turn of the 19th to the 20th centuries, in the lead up…
Fast Facts This Smith & Wesson No. 3 revolver has been confirmed as having been delivered to Theodore Roosevelt whilst he was in San Antonio in 1898 preparing his “Rough Riders” for the war in Cuba….
The Search for a Self-contained Cartridge The story of America’s iconic lever action rifle began with the efforts to invent a practical self contained cartridge. This was a relatively slow developmental process and while today we…
