Formula 1 Champions-Signed Helmet

Formula 1 Champions-Signed Helmet

This helmet, which is coming up for auction by RM Sotheby’s at the Monaco Auction on 14th May 2016 has been signed by 22 Formula 1 world champions. All proceeds of the sale will be shared…

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Fiat 1101A Campagnola, The Italian Jeep

Fiat 1101A Campagnola, The Italian Jeep

I like Italian cars and motorcyles, and I like four wheel drives. Italian cars stir up ideas of Ferrari, Maserati, Iso and Lamborghini, and four wheel drives are, for me at least, associated with rifles and…

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.41 Volcanic Factory Engraved Carbine

.41 Volcanic Factory Engraved Carbine

When people hear the name “Smith and Wesson” nowadays the first image we get in our mind is of the typical double action Smith and Wesson revolvers, and perhaps of the expression “I’d like to introduce…

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Jaguar XK120 V8 “un-barn find”

Jaguar XK120 V8 “un-barn find”

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Had it been found in a barn we might have described it as a barn find, but sadly this Jaguar XK120 from 1954 has been out in the open for the last however many years and…

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Steyr Mannlicher Luxus in .270 Winchester

Steyr Mannlicher Luxus in .270 Winchester

When Steyr of Austria decided to end production of the classic Mannlicher-Schönauer rifles in 1972 they needed to answer the “now what” question and come up with a rifle that would keep the loyal customer base…

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.318 Westley Richards Magazine Rifle

.318 Westley Richards Magazine Rifle

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“Out of Africa” with Meryl Streep and Robert Redford is one of my favourite movies. Director Sydney Pollack’s blending of John Barry’s music with Africa’s landscape, people and wildlife is fabulous, and as the icing on…

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Moto Guzzi Eldorado

Moto Guzzi Eldorado

The Moto Guzzi Eldorado was created  in the early seventies as a direct contender to the Harley Davidson as a police motorcycle. Based around the 90° V twin engine originally designed by Giulio Cesare Carcano the…

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Winchester Model 1876 Sporting Rifle in .45-60 Winchester

Winchester Model 1876 Sporting Rifle in .45-60 Winchester

The Winchester Model 1876 is associated with Teddy Roosevelt and with the wild west era. It is a rifle that was iconic even before Steve McQueen immortalized it in his classic movie Tom Horn, a movie…

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Riva Aquarama Special “Lealena”

Riva Aquarama Special “Lealena”

Ferruccio Lamborghini owned one that was fitted with twin V12 Lamborghini engines. When he drove one in Venice in the Top Gear 2013 “The Perfect Road Trip” Jeremy Clarkson described it as “The most beautiful thing…

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Side-opening Over and Under by J. Dickson & Son

Side-opening Over and Under by J. Dickson & Son

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I was at a Sporting Clays shotgun shoot over the weekend and one thing that stands out when you look at the guns of the serious and not so serious shooters is that the over and…

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