Factory Engraved Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver
The Battle of Campeche The story of the Colt Model 1851 “Navy” begins at the Battle of Campeche fought on April 30th, and on May 16th of 1843. Mexico won the Battle of the Alamo of…
Heym SR21 Sporting Rifle
Background: the Heym SR20 and the Heym SR21 I’ve owned just one F.W. Heym rifle over the years, and that was an SR20N chambered for the .308 Winchester: It was a great rifle and became a…
Fordson Prototype – Ford’s First Heavy-Duty 2 Ton Truck
Ford made trucks based on the Model T passenger car in order to begin to provide for the needs of American farmers and industry. Beginning in 1917 the Ford TT 1 ton truck was put in…
“Howdah” Style Pistols from American Gun Craft
Some guns are made to be fun. They may be able to be used for a serious purpose, but they are really made to be enjoyed, and the black powder double barrel muzzle-loading “Howdah” pistols from…
“The Last Ivory Hunter” Wally Johnson’s Winchester Model 70
A Rifle, A Story, and the Legacy of a Lifetime Wally Johnson began his big game hunting career at the tender age of 14 years back in 1928. What was to become his favorite rifle, his…
The Bristol Brabazon – The First Wide Bodied Airliner
A Transatlantic Airliner for the Post-war World The first wide-bodied airliner was not the Boeing 747, in fact it had a longer wingspan than a 747. It was an aircraft whose specifications were decided by a…
Zastava Arms AK Sporting Rifles
The Semi-Automatic as a Sporting Rifle I didn’t use to think that a semi-automatic was a particularly desirable choice for a hunting rifle. I’d had a semi-automatic shotgun and spent some time using a Ruger .44…
The Austin A90 Atlantic
To Build a Car Americans Would Love The Austin A90 Atlantic was Britain’s plan for a car for America. This was to be the car that would take the United States by storm and become a…
BMW-Volkswagen 1500 “Fikobike”
If you suspect that the name “Fikobike” sounds a bit like “psycho-bike” then you understand the thinking behind oil man Lee Fikes decision to take his perfectly good 1967 BMW R60 and rebuild it into his…
Dale Goens Custom .458 Winchester Magnum
Whether or not we choose an “off the shelf” production rifle or have a custom one made for us in part depends on our budget but even more importantly depends on the gunsmith whom you’ll be…