Webley No.5 New Model Army Express Revolver

Webley No.5 New Model Army Express Revolver

In the United States the Colt 1873 Single Action Army became the best known revolver of the 1870’s through to the end of the nineteenth century, with the Smith & Wesson No. 3 in second place,…

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Turbinia and the Technology That Transformed Ship Propulsion and Power Generation

Turbinia and the Technology That Transformed Ship Propulsion and Power Generation

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The Turbinia was a small vessel made to demonstrate a new marine propulsion technology that its creator, Charles Parsons, hoped would result in contracts with Britain’s navy and her merchant navy. She was used to stage…

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The Surrender Revolver of Jefferson Davis

The Surrender Revolver of Jefferson Davis

The story of the capture of the President of the Confederate States of America marks the final end of the American Civil War. The story of this capture has been told, and embellished, but the eye…

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RWS 10.3×68 Magnum

RWS 10.3×68 Magnum

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Fast Facts The RWS 10.3×68 Magnum was created in 2017 to provide a practical hunting rifle calibre that would suit an international hunter and that would meet calibre requirements for all African states where big game…

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Zane Grey’s Engraved & Gold Inlaid Winchester Model 1895

Zane Grey’s Engraved & Gold Inlaid Winchester Model 1895

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Zane Grey was a man who loved America’s west and the fishing and hunting adventures he could enjoy there. He became one of America’s most influential authors in the Wild West and frontier genre in print,…

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SIG Sauer P210 Target Pistol

SIG Sauer P210 Target Pistol

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Imagine a target pistol that has been based on the design work of an ex-French Foreign Legion captain: a pistol that has been designed with accuracy and reliability as top priorities: and imagine this pistol engineered…

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The Bugatti 100P Racing Aircraft

The Bugatti 100P Racing Aircraft

While many people are aware of Bugatti’s automobiles there are few who are familiar with the one attempt Bugatti made at creating an aircraft, and not just an aircraft for transport, but an aircraft for racing….

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Rogers and Spencer Revolvers

Rogers and Spencer Revolvers

The Rogers and Spencer was perhaps the greatest of the Civil War revolvers, but paradoxically it was never used in combat in the Civil War. Fast Facts Rogers and Spencer were located in Uttica, New York,…

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The Bugatti High Speed Railcar

The Bugatti High Speed Railcar

It looked a bit like a Bugatti Type 32 “Tank” racing car that had been crossbred with a train: That being said it was far more powerful than the Type 32 Tank, it was a lot…

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1934 Tatra T77

1934 Tatra T77

The Tatra T77 was a radical design created in the aftermath of the Great Depression and in the years that led up to the outbreak of the Second World War. The car was powered by a…

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