Aston Martin 1½-Litre Standard Sports; ex-Maharajah of Patiala

Aston Martin 1½-Litre Standard Sports; ex-Maharajah of Patiala

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Prior to 1926 Bill Renwick and Augustus Bertelli had been in partnership for some years and had created a four cylinder overhead camshaft engine with Bill Renwick’s patented combustion chamber design. Their plan had been to…

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Ford GPA Amphibious Military Vehicle

Ford GPA Amphibious Military Vehicle

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The Ford GPA was a World War II effort to create a cross between a Jeep and a boat suitable for transporting men and equipment between ships and land. The idea was to make the island…

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James Paris Lee: Father of the Lee-Enfield

James Paris Lee: Father of the Lee-Enfield

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James Paris Lee was the creator of a series of rifles that were used in the major events of world history including both world wars, not to mention the relief of Peking during the Boxer Rebellion…

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Colt Model 1878 Double Action Revolver

Colt Model 1878 Double Action Revolver

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Samuel Colt was ahead of the pack in many of his ideas and he had designed and patented a double action revolver way back in the 1850’s, a patent that expired in 1857 and which Colt…

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Szecsei & Fuchs Double Barrel Bolt Action Rifles

Szecsei & Fuchs Double Barrel Bolt Action Rifles

If you’ve had the experience of having one of nature’s wild things coming at you with intent to do you bodily harm then you have a very real impression in your mind of just how intimidating…

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Talbot-Lago T26 Record Cabriolet d’Usine

Talbot-Lago T26 Record Cabriolet d’Usine

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For many of us who are interested in classic cars we are also interested in classic firearms which normally means we are pretty passionate about the sporting rifles and shotguns of the classic era and the…

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Lancia Hyena Coupé

Lancia Hyena Coupé

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Have you ever wondered why so many of the most interesting, so many of the most desirable cars ever made never made full scale production? And of course because these fascinating motor cars were made in…

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DAF 750 Daffodil

DAF 750 Daffodil

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It was called “The car with a hundred gears” although it actually didn’t require gears or gear changing at all. It was also described as “the easiest car in the world to drive” and it probably…

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Gold Koftgari Triple-Point Indo-Persian Knife

Gold Koftgari Triple-Point Indo-Persian Knife

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Having a background in Asian martial arts especially of Japan and Central Java in Indonesia its not often that I come across a weapon that puzzles me. But this triple point Indo-Persian knife coming up for…

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Gustloff-Werke “bcd/4”  Mauser 98 Sniper Rifle “Long Rail”

Gustloff-Werke “bcd/4” Mauser 98 Sniper Rifle “Long Rail”

It was during the First World War that the advantage of fielding highly trained snipers became apparent. The German Army were first to realize the usefulness of snipers and recruited “Jaeger” (hunters) who were practiced at…

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