POTD: Navy Model 1861 Signal Pistol – Coston Lights at Sea
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a U.S. Navy Model 1861 signal pistol manufactured at the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. in 1864. One of an estimated…
Read More »POTD: Nimschke SAA with Tiffany Civil War Grip – Zeus and Battle Scenes
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Nimschke SAA, an 1876 Colt SAA engraved by L.D. Nimschke and fitted with a gilt bronze “Tiffany” grip featuring Civil War battlefield…
Read More »POTD: Wildey Survivor Prototype – Matte Black Rib Development Gun
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Wildey Survivor prototype gas-operated pistol in .475 Wildey Magnum, documented by Wildey as an early production gun that tested the…
Read More »POTD: Gyrojet 13mm Rockets – The Ammunition That Was Its Own Engine
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have 48 rounds of Gyrojet 13mm rockets from someone whose great grandfather worked for MBA (MBAssociates) in California during the late 1960s…
Read More »POTD: Standard Arms Camp Model – Slide-Action That Shoots Everything
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Standard Arms Camp Model smoothbore slide-action combination rifle/shotgun manufactured between 1912-1914. This rare gun is chambered for 50-70 caliber buckshot or…
Read More »POTD: Colt 1849 With Thuer Conversion – Donut Scroll Cylinder
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have an 1852 Colt Model 1849 Pocket revolver with factory “donut scroll” engraving attributed to Thomas J. Barlow, later fitted with a Thuer…
Read More »POTD: Whitney Walking Beam Revolver – Beals’ Lever Action Pocket Gun
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Whitney Beal’s Patent “Walking Beam” pocket percussion revolver manufactured between 1854 and the late 1860s. This features Fordyce Beals’ unusual walking…
Read More »POTD: Omaha PD Winchester 97 – Stocked Confiscated Slot Machines
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a 1919 Winchester Model 97 riot gun that served with the Omaha PD, and it’s got one heck of a backstory….
Read More »POTD: A Silver Mounted Underhammer Buggy Rifle
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have an unusually fancy underhammer percussion buggy rifle. This combines the practical concept of a takedown rifle for carriage travel with silver mounts…
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