1939 Mercedes-Benz 170 V Sport-Roadster

1939 Mercedes-Benz 170 V Sport-Roadster

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During the 1930’s Mercedes-Benz were designing and manufacturing cars in the environment of Nazi Germany and, as Adolf Hitler was a car enthusiast (albeit one who could not drive) there were significant influences placed upon the…

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Mikhail Margolin and His Target Pistols

Mikhail Margolin and His Target Pistols

When I began competitive pistol shooting in the early seventies the name Margolin was renowned as one of the best choices you could make for your Olympic Rapid Fire pistol and for your pistol for the…

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1926 Mercedes-Benz Model K La Baule Transformable by Jacques Saoutchik

1926 Mercedes-Benz Model K La Baule Transformable by Jacques Saoutchik

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Confession is good for the soul. The Bible tells us that “If we confess our sins the Lord is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness”. So I need…

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1961 and 1962 Triumph Italia 2000 GT

1961 and 1962 Triumph Italia 2000 GT

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In order to appreciate the level of imagination required to produce the Triumph Italia it is first worthwhile to have a good hard look at the Triumph TR3 on whose chassis it was created. The Triumph…

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1935 Auburn Eight Supercharged Speedster

1935 Auburn Eight Supercharged Speedster

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Back in 1935 having a car, or a motorcycle that was capable of doing one hundred miles per hour or “the ton” as it used to be called, was a big deal. Nowadays it is a…

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Bauska BBK-02 Magnum Rifle in .416 Remington

Bauska BBK-02 Magnum Rifle in .416 Remington

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Lester Osborn Bauska passed away on 11th November 2011, leaving behind him a legacy of some of the best rifle barrels, and some of the nicest custom rifles you could buy. Les had spent some time…

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1935 MG PA Airline Coupé

1935 MG PA Airline Coupé

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The first time I laid eyes on an MG Airline coupé I was smitten, it was just a sweet little motor car with a truckload of character. Although there were motoring writers of the thirties who…

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1935 Riley MPH, the “Swiss MPH”

1935 Riley MPH, the “Swiss MPH”

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The Riley MPH that GM executive Bob Lutz lusted after as a sixteen year old teenager is finally coming up for public auction. One of sixteen Riley MPH known to have been made this car was…

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Edo Period Japanese Sword Daisho Koshirae

Edo Period Japanese Sword Daisho Koshirae

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The history of the Japanese people begins around the time of Christ in the last century BC when by which time they had migrated across from the mainland and were building a civilization on the Yamato…

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Leica Rangemaster CRF 1000-R Range-finder

Leica Rangemaster CRF 1000-R Range-finder

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Back in the days when I started hunting and shooting we used the only available range-finders we had – our eyeballs. If you planned to shoot your high powered rifle out beyond two hundred yards then…

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