Sun, Surf, and a Seaplane
I love seaplanes, I guess because I love flying and I really enjoy boats. So when we put the two together and go out on a flying boat then I’ll be one happy camper. On a…
MiG 15UTi, 3 Dimensional Excitement.
Have you ever wondered what sort of high performance car you could buy with US$85,000.00 burning a hole in your pocket? Truth is there are a lot of both new and used car options around that…
Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS, 1942
The words “Alfa Romeo” conjure up a whole different set of ideas as opposed to words like Hyundai, or Ford, or Toyota. There is a heritage behind Alfa Romeo that such others don’t have, an Italianness…
Webley and Scott Automatic Pistols
The British Gun Trade grew up in the economic boom of the British Empire, providing the rifles and pistols for the army and navy, and firearms for the sportsmen and women both at home and in…
Beretta M1934, M1935 and 948
The Beretta M1934 and it’s offspring the M1935 and the 948 have long been among my favourite pistols, along with the Colt 1911. This immediately tells you that I must be “an old fashioned guy…
270 Win ‘Model GK’ Mannlicher Schöenauer Carbine
Mannlicher Schöenauer sporting rifles have a particular fascination for aficionados of European rifles. Among these were the American writer Ernest Hemingway and a professional ivory hunter WDM “Karamojo” Bell. The original Mannlicher Schöenauer rifle action was…