Rifles

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…

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…

This very nice bolt action magazine rifle was originally created in 1920 for a Mr. F. Morgans and the rifle was then made in .350 Rigby, a common caliber for general big game hunting though much…

When people hear the name “Smith and Wesson” nowadays the first image we get in our mind is of the typical double action Smith and Wesson revolvers, and perhaps of the expression “I’d like to introduce…

When Steyr of Austria decided to end production of the classic Mannlicher-Schönauer rifles in 1972 they needed to answer the “now what” question and come up with a rifle that would keep the loyal customer base…

“Out of Africa” with Meryl Streep and Robert Redford is one of my favourite movies. Director Sydney Pollack’s blending of John Barry’s music with Africa’s landscape, people and wildlife is fabulous, and as the icing on…