I regularly shoot with a “Big Game Rifle” club which has some fabulously fun shooting events such as the “Harley’s Hop” as shot by the Zimbabwe Professional Hunter’s and Guides Association, and the Howdah Pistol event…
Browning Arms Olympian Grade .338 Winchester Magnum
The Mauser 98 rifle action is probably the most revered hunting rifle action known to man and rifle’s built on commercial Mauser actions are much prized, (the only exceptions perhaps being the Browning rifles that were…
Thompson Sub-machine Guns
I suspect that it is the secret desire of almost every gun enthusiast to have the opportunity to fire a Thompson sub-machine gun. Winston Churchill was one who was given that opportunity, but there are a…
Bugatti Type 57 Atalante Prototype
The Bugatti Type 57 Atalante was the offspring of the Aérolithe coupé. The Aérolithe led to the limited production Type 57 Atlantic which in turn led Jean Bugatti to further evolve the design into the Atalante which…
Cased Pair of W.W. Greener Guns
The name of W.W. Greener is one of the best known in English gunmaking. William Wellington Greener was the son of William Greener who was a famous gunmaker and inventor who made guns for Prince Albert,…
Ariel 499cc Model SF31 ‘Sloper’
The Ariel SF31 was introduced in 1931 as Ariel’s offering in the then popular 500cc class of motorcycle. The engine was quite different to the other Ariel offerings being an OHV single with the cylinder laid…