Westley Richards Mauser Express Rifle

Westley Richards Mauser Express Rifle

I was casually looking through the 2017 RWS Hunting Ammunition catalog recently thinking about what I might like to try in my .300 Winchester Magnum sometime, and whilst looking at the data sheets I noticed a…

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Webley Fosbery .38 ACP Revolver

Webley Fosbery .38 ACP Revolver

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The Webley Fosbery revolver is one of the most interesting handguns ever created. Favored by First World War airmen for whom being able to shoot accurately at an enemy with one hand whilst still piloting your…

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Brough Superior OHV 680 Black Alpine

Brough Superior OHV 680 Black Alpine

George Brough was a motorcycle enthusiast, racer, entrepreneur and salesman. All the qualities needed to succeed in the business of motorcycle manufacture. Brough began his business in 1919 and since his father was already making motorcycles…

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Hollis Bentley & Playfair .500 Nitro Express Double Rifle

Hollis Bentley & Playfair .500 Nitro Express Double Rifle

Hollis Bentley & Playfair were one of Britain’s “best gun” makers although they are less known than the likes of Holland & Holland or Rigby for example. Yet Bentley & Playfair were “makers to the trade”…

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FN 8hp 750 T Four

FN 8hp 750 T Four

Fabrique Nationale (FN) of Belgium have a long history as firearms makers and also have a long association with John Moses Browning. In fact Browning now own FN and Winchester and the current model Winchester Model…

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Auto-Ordnance Model 1928 A22 Class III/NFA Fully Automatic

Auto-Ordnance Model 1928 A22 Class III/NFA Fully Automatic

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If you have rather a lot of pesky bunny rabbits around your place then this might just be the very thing you’ve been looking for. Although the phrase “I’d like to introduce you to my friends,…

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Bentley R-Type Continental Sports Saloon

Bentley R-Type Continental Sports Saloon

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The 1953 Bentley R-Type Continental Sports Saloon was and still is a quintessential gentleman’s sports car. So much so that the creator of James Bond 007, Ian Fleming, gives Bond one of these cars when his…

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Engraved and Gold Inlaid Mauser G33/40

Engraved and Gold Inlaid Mauser G33/40

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I don’t know what your taste in rifles is, but I’m a bolt action sporting rifle aficionado with a penchant for the controlled feed Winchester Model 70’s and sporters based on the legendary Mauser 98. I…

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Hollis Bentley & Playfair .375 Flanged Magnum Double Rifle

Hollis Bentley & Playfair .375 Flanged Magnum Double Rifle

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Prestige gunmaker Hollis Bentley & Playfair was established in 1911 by the joining together of Hollis with Bentley & Playfair which had both been formed during the early-mid 1800’s. Hollis Bentley & Playfair had a retail…

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Lebedev PL-15

Lebedev PL-15

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Back in the days when I was involved in competitive pistol shooting I was shooting with a Walther OSP for the Olympic Rapid Fire match, a Walther GSP for the Standard Pistol Match, and a Vostock…

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