Category: Gun history

Step into history: A look at the Colt Walker Model 1847
September 8, 2018 No Responses

Step into history: A look at the Colt Walker Model 1847

The Colt Walker Model 1847 was the first revolver to be purchased en masse by the U.S. Army, setting the stage for gun maker Samuel Colt to make a name for himself in the military and consumer market. The black...
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The U.S. Army is Looking for Its First New Submachine Gun Since WWII
May 12, 2018 No Responses

The U.S. Army is Looking for Its First New Submachine Gun Since WWII

In a surprise move, the U.S. Army is asking industry for ideas for a new submachine gun. The last time the Army adopted a submachine gun was in 1943. It’s not clear why the Army wants a new subgun but...
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Super-Sized Siege Guns From World War One And Two – These Are Simply Massive
July 9, 2017 No Responses

Super-Sized Siege Guns From World War One And Two – These Are Simply Massive

In the 19th century, transport limitations restricted the size of artillery. If a piece of equipment could not be pulled by horses, then it could not be brought to where it was needed. This set an upper limit of 210...
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This Video Shows How WW1 Aircraft Used Sync Gears To Avoid Bullets From Striking The Propellers
April 26, 2017 No Responses

This Video Shows How WW1 Aircraft Used Sync Gears To Avoid Bullets From Striking The Propellers

Ever wondered how those planes in World War 1 managed to unload their machine guns without hitting their own propellers? A new video from the Slow Mo Guys tries to explain the logic behind it as it filmed speeding bullets going...
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Historic collection of rare Civil War guns to be auctioned off (12 PHOTOS)
January 10, 2017 No Responses

Historic collection of rare Civil War guns to be auctioned off (12 PHOTOS)

What is being termed the “most important private collection of Confederate manufactured firearms ever assembled” will be sold to the highest bidder this month in Cincinnati. Consisting of 42 lots, a large part of the Cliff and Lynne Young collection...
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What Modern Weapons Would The Founders Want Americans To Own?
August 29, 2016 No Responses

What Modern Weapons Would The Founders Want Americans To Own?

Historical revisionists love to pretend that the human right to bear arms reflected in the Second Amendment was specifically confined to Colonial-era muskets, and only then in the service of the aims of the state. That is self-evidently false, as anyone...
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Golden gun once owned by Nazi leader Göring is up for auction
August 9, 2016 No Responses

Golden gun once owned by Nazi leader Göring is up for auction

Rock Island Auction Company in Illinois is putting the gold-plated semiautomatic pistol of Göringup for bid in September. The gun, a Walther PPK, has an estimated price of $250,000 to $400,000.  Rock Island Auction said the gun once owned by...
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