Evel Knievel once said “It’s the landing that’s the tricky part”. If you’ve ever flown with Russian airline Aeroflot you will know that once the aircraft has safely landed the Russians all start applauding. They understand…
Austin Gipsy
A Trio of Lee Enfields
There are three Lee Enfield rifles coming up for sale by Bonhams at their Modern Sporting Guns auction to be held on 12th May 2016. The Lee Enfield is a rifle sometimes overlooked by collectors simply…
1922 Lancia Lambda 1st Series Torpedo
Had the world of motor car manufacturing embraced the technological advances of the Lancia Lambda it is quite likely that Jaguar Cars amongst others might never have existed. Jaguar Cars began in the early twenties making…
Porsche 356C 1925cc Outlaw
Currently on auction at Bring A Trailer auction is a delightful 1965 Porsche 356 1925cc Outlaw which looks like one of the nicer Outlaws we’ve seen. The car has been a California resident for the last…
.44 Winchester 1866 Third Model ‘Yellow Boy’
In the blackpowder era there was much activity in attempting to move away from muzzle loading firearms, which were slow to reload and in any combat situation were at a distinct disadvantage, to the ability to…
Wooden Steam Launch “Duet”
Built in 1900 by Alfred Burgoine, who was Queen Victoria’s boat builder, “Duet” is an iconic Victorian era steam launch of the sort that would be immediately familiar to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, and very…
