Operation Greenup was undertaken by three young men who were motivated to sacrifice their lives if needs be to defeat the Nazis. Operation Greenup was a great success and was instrumental in shortening the war in…
The Colt Python Silver Snake was a Colt Custom Shop limited edition model made in stainless steel. Only 250 of these Custom Shop revolvers were made making them a sought after item for Colt aficionados. Fast…
The Browning Model 71 was a pistol model whose creation was inspired by the US Gun Control Act of 1968. This legislation required that pistols be for “sporting purposes” and specified minimum dimensions for pistols. Browning’s…
The early years of the twentieth century were marked by a bit of an “arms race” between gunmakers across the world as they tried to create semi-automatic pistols they could sell in large numbers to military…
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…
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…
