POTD: The Original Evans Rifle – A Maine-Made Innovation
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! The original Evans rifle, introduced in 1873 by dentist Warren R. Evans of Maine, represented an innovative approach to high-capacity lever-action design. This “Old Model”…
Read More »POTD: Rarest of the Snake Guns – The Colt Boa Revolver
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! In 1985, Colt produced a unique hybrid revolver for distributor Lew Horton: the BOA. Blending the Mark V Trooper’s frame and action with the Python’s…
Read More »POTD: The Experimental Colt Model 1910 – A Scaled-Down 1911
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! In 1910, as Colt was finalizing the Model 1911 design, they developed a smaller version chambered in 9.8mm (later also in .38 ACP) to target…
Read More »POTD: The Sten Mk V – Refinement of a Wartime Icon
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! The Sten Mk V represents the pinnacle of the Sten submachine gun series, designed in 1943 as a more refined version of its predecessors….
Read More »The Regrettably Canceled Coonan – The Coonan Classic 357
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Dan Coonan’s dream of supercharging the 1911 with .357 Magnum firepower sparked a vision in the 1970s that evolved into innovative firearms company Coonan Arms….
Read More »POTD: Darth Vader’s EDC Seems Made Up – The Star Megastar
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! When Spanish gunmaker Star introduced the Megastar pistol in 10mm and .45 ACP in the 1990s, they envisioned a powerful, imposing sidearm built like a…
Read More »POTD: Cheaper Than The Tommy Gun – The Reising Model 50
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! The Reising was a blowback-operated submachine gun designed in 1940 by Eugene Reising and produced by Harrington & Richardson. Intended as a lower-cost alternative to…
Read More »1890 Tribuzio Squeeze Pistol With Ring Trigger
(Image: Screenshot from video) In this video, Ian takes a look at a funky “squeeze pistol.” You know, one of those little poppers you hold in your hand and squeeze…
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