The first time I came across the push button type of quick detachable sling swivels was when my Mannlicher-Schönauer M72 arrived from the factory in its shipping box. The sling swivels were one of the first…
1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 S by Bertone
The Lamborghini Muira made it’s debut as a rolling chassis at the Turin Salon in 1965 and just as a bare bones chassis it created something of a stir. It was like giving someone their first…
C. Thomas Knives – User Friendly Art
A knife, be it for hunting or the kitchen, is an item that you are likely to keep for decades, perhaps even a lifetime, and which you may well pass on to one of your children….
The Austin A35 and the British Lemming
(This was an article I wrote for Hagerty which was published on 15th March 2015. You’ll find the original on the Hagerty web-site if you click here.) I sometimes wonder if all Britons have just a…
Schrade “Old Timer” Knives
My standard set of knives out bush included a USMC Ka-Bar, which I developed a taste for when introduced to it on a Police organized bush survival training course. But the Ka-Bar, great utility knife that…
The 7×64 Brenneke
(This post was updated with additional information on 10th April 2015.) The 7×64 Brenneke has a history of being one of, if not the most popular sporting rifle cartridge in Europe; similar to the status of…