Richard Chapman Engraved Winchester Model 1895

Richard Chapman Engraved Winchester Model 1895

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The lever action rifle is arguably the iconic American rifle. Lever action rifles were those favored by US President Theodore Roosevelt from his early Model 1876 to his favored rifle that he took on African safari…

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Seabreacher – Ultimate Diving Machine

Seabreacher – Ultimate Diving Machine

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Have you ever watched dolphins playing in the water? Racing, jumping, diving and generally having a great time. Perhaps you’ve had them following your speedboat or zooming ahead of you as if to show the way….

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Purdey Double Rifle and Shotgun Set

Purdey Double Rifle and Shotgun Set

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Amongst the best of the London “best” guns are created in the workshops of James Purdey & Sons, Ltd. in Audley House, 57 – 58 South Audley Street, London, a short walk from Hyde Park. Established…

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Bruchet-Darne Double Barrel Sliding Breech Shotgun

Bruchet-Darne Double Barrel Sliding Breech Shotgun

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Darne guns and rifles are made with a unique sliding breech mechanism operated by a “T” lever at the top of the breech. Lifting the “T” lever slides the wedge shaped breech block to the rear…

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Rover Gas Turbine Cars

Rover Gas Turbine Cars

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With the British government announcing their plan to ban all petrol (gasoline) and diesel cars by 2040 the unimaginative will of course assume that everyone will un-creatively have to buy electric cars or ride “environmentally friendly”…

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Ed La Pour Custom 375H&H Magnum

Ed La Pour Custom 375H&H Magnum

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When building a custom rifle the most sought after actions to base it on tend to be the Mauser 1898 either standard or magnum, or the Pre-64 Winchester Model 70. There is another action oftentimes available…

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Woodleigh Bullets

Woodleigh Bullets

Woodleigh bullets have established a strong reputation world wide for their big game and dangerous game bullets but the company is far more diverse than that as they make excellent bullets for smaller calibers as well,…

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Beretta 486 Parallelo

Beretta 486 Parallelo

Those of us with grey hair likely still remember that the number “486” was used for an Intel CPU chip that preceded the Pentium. For the Beretta 486 Parallelo however this does not mean that the…

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Mercedes-Benz 500 K Offener Tourenwagen

Mercedes-Benz 500 K Offener Tourenwagen

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The Mercedes-Benz 500 K was the most exciting car that Mercedes-Benz made in the pre-war 1930’s and lurking beneath that classic thirties style coachwork was a car that was rather more technologically advanced than one might…

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Avion Voisin C28 Cabriolet by Saliot

Avion Voisin C28 Cabriolet by Saliot

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Gabriel Voisin is one of the most highly respected automotive designers ever to have lived. His automobiles could not be thought of as conventional yet they were always practical and built for quiet reliability. Voisin cars…

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