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Tomorrow’s Collectors
I attended the memorial service for Uncle Bob Faris on Wednesday, and it really highlighted to me why I (and my collaborators) devote so much of our time to building this web site, and made […]
Articles by Ian McCollum
Book review
Video Book Review: Swiss Magazine Loading Rifles
Swiss rifles offer a great place for a new collector to put together a set of rifles with mechanical and historical interest, that are in great condition and still available for reasonable prices. The Swiss […]
Artillery
Chinese “Jingal” Wall Gun
“Jingal” was the name the British gave to both Indian and Chinese rampart guns used from the 1700s up until World War II. The guns were originally muzzle loaders, used in fixed defensive emplacements. They […]
Manuals
Japanese Infantry Weapons (World War II)
We usually stick to documents relating to a single specific weapon, but today we have an interesting report on a whole bunch of guns. Our friend Hrachya sent us a copy of a 1943 US […]
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Robert Faris Memorial Service
I realize this is very short notice, but there will be a memorial service for Robert Faris at Paradise Gardens in Scottsdale AZ tomorrow, Wednesday the 29th. The address is 9300 East Shea Blvd, Scottsdale […]
Semiauto pistol
Japanese 1908 Hino-Komuro Pistol
We recently had the opportunity to take a look at a 1908 Japanese Hino-Komuro pistol – one of the most unique guns we’ve yet seen. It’s one of the very few true blow-forward designs ever […]
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Vintage Saturday: An American Mosin in Paris…or Somewhere
Yup, the aftermath of the Gun Industry Bailout of 1918, when the Feds bought a bunch of Mosins they didn’t like to save Remington and Westinghouse when those pesky Bolsheviks refused to pay up. On […]
Semiauto Rifles
Swiss SK46
In the aftermath of World War II, Switzerland began looking into semiautomatic rifles to replace their K31 rifles. One of the resulting designs was the SK46, produced in very small numbers by SIG at Neuhausen […]
Book review
Book Review: The 1903 Springfield Rifle
Today we’re looking at three different books on the 1903 Springfield rifle. Which one is best for you? That depends on what you’re looking for… If you want a good reference book, I recommend Canfields’s: […]
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Can you identify this part?
We have a mystery part here today – does anyone know what it is? We’re thinking some type of bolt carrier, but don’t know what it’s from… [nggallery id=124]