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Getting That Last One…

May 28, 2013 Ian McCollum 28

No at matter how close you think you are, it seems that a proper gun collection can never really be complete. The closer you get to having a one of each necessary example of whatever […]

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Book review

Book Review: Astra Automatic Pistols

February 28, 2013 Ian McCollum 9

Our book today isn’t particularly flashy or exciting, but it is a solid piece of research. It is Astra Automatic Pistols by Leonardo Antaris – and the subject is pretty self-explanatory. Antaris follow a simply […]

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Light MGs

Vintage Saturday: Maxim-Tokarev

October 27, 2012 Ian McCollum 20

Reader Ruy has sent us this great photo of a very unusual gun in action in the Spanish Civil War – a Maxim-Tokarev “light” machine gun.

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Spanish Eibar/Ruby Pistols

October 19, 2012 Ian McCollum 10

Back at the beginning of the 20th century, Spain had a significant number of relatively small gunmaking shops throughout its northern Basque area. The area has been known for its metalworking resources and prowess for […]

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Semiauto pistol

The Astra 903 – Nothing New in Advertising

November 2, 2011 Ian McCollum 7

Maybe it’s just me, but I always get a kick out of really over-the-top vintage advertising. I think that we can agree that the Astra 900 series is (and always has been) a nifty family […]

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