James Purdey & Sons Cleaning Rod Set
James Purdey & Sons guns and rifles are second to none and of course, being London “Best Guns” they command a price tag commensurate with their reputation and status. For many of us if we were…
James Purdey & Sons guns and rifles are second to none and of course, being London “Best Guns” they command a price tag commensurate with their reputation and status. For many of us if we were…
The Luger P04 Navy pistol is one of the more rare variants of the Luger and is one of the best. There are two main variants of the German Navy Luger, the P04 and the P14….
Back when he was a sixteen year old just leaving school to join his family’s business Winton Motors young William Henderson would have had no idea that he was on a path that would make his…
At Rock Island Auction it is common practice to put a number of firearms into a lot so one buys all the firearms in the lot and afterwards can make a decision as to which to…
The Bentley Continental R was the beginning of an era, and the end of an era. It was the first Bentley since the 1965 Bentley S3 Continental that was not just a badge engineered Rolls-Royce. Prior…
The Harley-Davidson X8E was arguably the first “Big Twin”. Introduced in the second half of 1912 the X8E had a 60 cu. in. (1000cc) engine putting out 8hp replacing its 6.5hp predecessor. This was Harley-Davidson’s first…
When I was young I understood the fascination of sports cars and all the adrenaline pumping excitement they provide. I did a racing driver’s course for a few months to get track and rally experience, until…
I’ve long had a penchant for the the Lee-Enfield. I grew up in England and a .303 Lee-Enfield was the first rifle I ever fired. As I recall I was about eight years old and my…
An Aston Martin that was designed by an Italian would have to be an exciting car to drive, and the Aston Martin Ulster of 1934-1936 was exactly that. Aston Martin Ulsters can be found with both…
The Mercedes-Benz 540 K (1936-1944) was the next stage of development of the 500 K (1934-1936), and thus a development of the legendary SSK. Both these cars were designed by Friedrich Geiger who later came to…