The Rolls-Royce 25/30 was the successor of Rolls-Royce’s smaller model the 20/25, which was introduced in 1929 and made until it was superseded by the 25/30 in 1936. The timing of the introduction of the smaller…
Over at Rock Island Auction there is a big new sale scheduled for June and amongst the thousands of firearms on offer is a lot containing two Mannlicher-Schönauer rifles listed as being in “Very Good” and…
Back in the years after the Second World War it was legal and arguably necessary to cull the large and dangerous salt water crocodiles in Australia’s north. Salt water crocodiles kill people from time to time…
The .470 Capstick is an unusual cartridge although the design is based on a simple idea; i.e. neck up the .375 Holland & Holland to take .475″ bullets, which is the largest bullet diameter that the…
The Winchester Model 70 is called “The Rifleman’s Rifle” by Winchester and it is a title it well deserves. It has been made in a large variety of calibers from the ear splitting shoulder crunching .470…
Many years ago there was a man who inherited his father’s .600 Nitro Express double rifle. At the time he was living down in Australia on a sheep station in the “outback”. He managed to get…
George Gibbs is one of the most famous of British rifle makers and perhaps his most well known cartridge is the .505 Gibbs of 1910. Based originally in Bristol in Britain Gibbs was closely associated with…
It is perhaps not surprising that the most popular hunting rifle caliber in the United States and the most popular hunting rifle caliber in Europe are so similar. Yet the history of each is quite different;…
Introduced ten years after the original Series I Jaguar E-Type made its debut at the Geneva Motor Salon the Jaguar E-Type Series III was a development of the original classic car but with changes that were…
Whilst British gunmaker Purdey is generally associated with the making of the finest shotguns money can buy Purdey also make some of the finest sporting rifles extant. Currently for sale at their shop at Audley House,…