A Dodge Power Wagon Fire Truck or Two
When you were a kid did you want to be a fireman? A lot of kids do and some get to fulfill their dream whilst others miss out and go on to become bankers and lawyers…
The .300 Winchester Magnum
At the time of its introduction back in 1963 the .300 Winchester Magnum was a controversial cartridge. The fifties and sixties were the heydays of the cartridge “wildcatters” and there was no shortage of experimental cartridges…
Lamborghini Espada Series II Coupé
The Lamborghini Espada was created in the early days of Lamborghini’s creation of exotic sports cars with production beginning in 1968. The car was made to look clean with a touch of aircraft style with the…
John Wilkes 12 Gauge Shotgun
John and Tom Wilkes closed their shop located just off London’s busy Regent’s Street, at 79 Beak Street, in 2003. The shop later became an art gallery appropriately called “The Riflemaker” for John Wilkes was both…
Hupp Comet Number 4 Indy Car
There was only ever one Hupmobile raced at the Indianapolis 500, and that was the car built and owned by Russ Snowberger who raced with the Hupmobile straight eight engine installed for the 1932 race finishing…
Zündapp K800
Zündapp were formed in 1917 by the joining together of Friedrich Krupp AG, who had made much of the artillery used during the First World War, with machine tool manufacturer Thiel, and a man named Fritz…
James MacNaughten Round Action .303 Double Rifle
A double rifle does not need to be in a dangerous game stopping caliber nor are double rifles solely for use in Africa. Two categories of double rifle are “stalking double rifle” and “stopping double rifle”, the…
Mercedes-Benz 680 S Torpedo-Sport by Saoutchik
Dr. Ferdinand Porsche was a creative genius who made his mark in the world of automotive design from the earliest stage of his working career. His doctoral degree was honorary but Ferdinand Porsche was a self…
.577 Double Barrel Howdah Pistol
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…