A Tale of a Practical King Once upon a time, in a land far far away, a land called Montenegro, there lived a wise king who ordered that all the men of his nation must be…
Guncrafter Industries and the .50GI
Walther Olympia Pistol
Introduction and Background Back when I was involved in education I came to the opinion that all secondary school students should learn and practice the Olympic Modern Pentathlon: not the one that is currently performed at…
Adolph-Weber Single Shot Target Pistol
German gunsmith Fred Adolph is at once both a legend in the annals of American gunmaking, but he is also a man who drifted into obscurity very quickly during and after the First World War, finishing…
Colt 1911 “Founding Fathers Second Amendment Tribute”
The 4th July is the day Americans celebrate the formal Declaration of Independence of 4th July 1776. By the time of the Declaration of Independence the American patriots were already engaged in the War of Independence…
Steyr Model 1912
The Steyr Model 1912 was, arguably, one of the greatest pistols of the early era, around the First and Second World Wars. It stands alongside the Colt M1911 and the Luger P08, and yet it is…
Singer Model 1911A1 Pistol
Singer were and still are world famous for their sewing machines, manufactured at their US plant at Elizabeth, New Jersey. But as the Second World War loomed in 1939 the US Government was already looking for…
