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Comment spam issues
Just a note – the site backend is having a few issues with the comment spam software, so I am manually administering it for the next couple days. You may notice comments being delayed a […]
Year: 2019
Submachine Guns
America’s Forgotten SMG: The Hyde/Marlin M2
This is Lot 1037 in the upcoming October 2019 Morphy Extraordinary auction. The United States went into World War Two with the Thompsons submachine gun – a weapon far too heavy and too expensive for […]
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Striker 12: Shotgun Turned “Destructive Device”
This is Lot 1146 in the upcoming October 2019 Morphy Extraordinary auction. The Striker shotgun was designed by a Rhodesian named Hilton Walker in the late 1970s, although not manufactured until after he had emigrated […]
Commentary
State of the NFA Collecting Community 2019, with John Keene
When I film at the Morphy Auction Company, I always enjoy taking time to chat with Master Sergeant (retired) John Keene, who is their NFA expert. He always has some very interesting insights into the […]
Conversion
Turkish Vickers: A Gun With All the Widgets!
This is Lot 1127 in the upcoming October 2019 Morphys Extraordinary auction. During World War One, the Ottoman Empire would join the war on the side of the Central Powers, in part because of a […]
Submachine Guns
CETME C2, aka CB-64: Spain’s Version of the Sterling SMG
This is Lot 2068 in the upcoming October 2019 Morphy’s Extraordinary auction. Developed by CETME in the 1960s, the C2 (aka CB64) submachine gun was clearly inspired b y the Sterling, but includes several clever […]
Flintlock
Model 1808 US Navy Pistol by Simeon North
This is Lot 2137 in the upcoming October 2019 Morphy Extraordinary auction. The US Congress passed a Militia Act in 1808 to provide funding for military supplies, and one of the immediate resulting contracts was […]
Light MGs
WW1 Villar Perosa SMG at the Range
This is lot 1042 in the Morphy Extraordinary Auction on October 22, 2019. Courtesy of the Morphy Auction Company, I am out at the range today with a very rare Italian Villar Perosa machine gun from […]
Lever Action Rifles
Experimental Triple-Magazine Henry Rifle
This rifle is an experimental twist on the Henry, built with three magazine tubes in a fixture pivoting around the axis of the barrel. While only half the length of the barrel itself, the three […]
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Rock Island Final Prices: The Million-Dollar Revolver
Let’s take a look at what some of the guns in the last RIA sale went for, shall we? If you’ve got a cool million bucks you can get an old revolver with no finish!