Elvis Presley was a gun enthusiast and Hollywood movie actor in addition to being a Rock and Roll star. While he was working on the Western movie “Charro” he was presented with an 1896 manufactured Colt…
Elvis Presley’s Fast Draw Rig with Revolver
Trio of C. Lee Engraved David McKay Brown Round Body Shotguns
The Round Action trigger-plate side-by-side shotgun became a signature type for the prestigious sporting gunmakers of Scotland, typically based in Edinburgh. Production of these guns all but ceased during the 1950’s but during the 1960’s a…
Husqvarna Lahti M40 Pistol
The Lahti pistols were some of the least known and yet most outstanding of the pistols of the Second World War. They look quite like the Luger but operate very differently having been designed for optimum…
1928 Bugatti Type 43
The Bugatti Type 43 was a skilful blending of the best of Ettore Bugatti’s racing cars of the 1920’s with a longer chassis suited to road touring. With its 2.3 liter supercharged straight eight engine the…
Abarth 208 A Spyder
The Abarth 208A Spyder was the result of collaborative work between Mario Felice Boano, Carlo Abarth, and Giovanni Michelotti. There was only one made and it was ordered by brothers of the Du Pont family. Being…
Henri Pieper Patent Model 1893 Gas Seal Double Action Revolver
Henri Pieper was a firearms inventor who’s creations are not well known. Pieper’s gas-seal revolving carbines and revolvers were only purchased in quantity by the Mexican Government and were favored by the Rurales law enforcement group….
