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Just got this. At first glance, another Makarov. There are scads of them out there, usually Bulgarian, some East Germans, a smattering of Chinese. Most Russian Makarovs in the U.S. are commercial models (quickly IDed by the adjustable sights added for importation.) Russian military models...

Picked this up a couple of days ago and have been marveling at the craftsmanship ever since. It is a S&W Model 27 made in 1960 with the "four screw" frame, 6-inch barrel (with Patridge sight) and matching magna grips. It is not in like new condition, which is how I was able to afford it. Some...

With state legislators falling over each other to propose increasingly stupid and meaningless gun laws, it is interesting to see how manufacturers in countries with extremely strict gun laws cope with their own challenges. In Great Britain, where semi-automatic centerfire rifles have been...

And on CNN radio no less! I stumbled onto this interview with Professor Steve Pinker of Harvard, cognitive scientist and author of "Better Angels of Our Nature", "The Blank Slate" and "How the Mind Works." http://cnnradio.cnn.com/2012/12/21/cnn-profiles-newtown-and-the-decline-of-violence/...

Congratulations, now you can win a bar bet. There was, in fact, a 22LR pistol issued as a defensive sidearm by a major Western military. Not a Mossad popgun for offing Black September members. Not an El Al air marshall piece. Not something dropped in a vest pocket by someone in the...

Long story short: never, ever accept free ammo for a caliber you don't shoot. Those few boxes of 180 gr '06 soft points which can't be used in your Garand will inevitably conspire to turn themselves into another rifle. On a completely unrelated note I've got a line on an 1895 Winchester...

Well, the apocalypse must been upon us: someone at Colt has actually listened to the market. Maybe it had something to do with the cubic yards of P238s SIG has been selling (could it be?) Also puts an end to the rumor that Colt sold or scrapped the Mustang tooling.

Ever heard of a full-size, all-steel, DAO, tilt barrel (though pure blowback), 9mm Kurz (aka .380) service pistol? Yep, they made one. The gun was the Ceska Zbrojovka A.S. Praza vz. ("Vzor" = model) 38. With a 4 5/8" barrel and 32.6 oz weight, this large and heavy-for-the-caliber was...

Got one of these on hold at the local place where I convert all my money into guns. It's a late-50s-era "space gun" with the rear sight on the barrel. It's got the muzzle brake and both barrel weights. Serial numbers match on the slide and frame. Grips are plastic. Magazine is nickel-plated...

Just picked up one these interesting guns, a "Garcia Corporation" import from 1971. For those unfamiliar, the 951 is a single-stack, single-action 9x19 pistol that uses the Walther tilting-block method of operation. It was adopted by the Italian Army and Navy, as well as by the militaries of...

Another forum member's gorgeous pics of his 1950s-era Colt Model 357 made me want to share some some shots of a similar Colt I just picked up. Mine is a Trooper made in 1957 and chambered in .22 LR. According to information culled from message boards like this one, the .22 Trooper was made...

Here's a weird one I recently picked up. Designed in Denmark in the late 1940s, the Madsen M47 is regarded as one of the--if not the--last bolt action infantry rifle introduced. My understanding is that this rifle was meant as a cheaper alternative to the semi-auto options that were still...

Well, finally got my hands on a neat old left-handed wheeler I found online. It's a Colt Officers Model Target, 3rd issue, in .22LR. Serial number is 50xxx, which puts production in early 1948. Grips probably came off a 50s vintage gun, but they beat the original plow handles hands down. At...

Got a line on a Colt Sporter Match Hbar, a fixed carry handle A2 rifle with the flash suppressor but no bayonet lug. The price is right but some enterprising former owner replaced the handguards with a set that's compatible with a 37mm flare launcher. Not my style. Since I'm replacing the...

Lately I've been battling a cruel and debilitating addiction to pump action police-style shotguns. Today I tried to wean myself off of Remingtons with what I thought was an Ithaca Model 37 Deerslayer Police Special. It has a 20" barrel, "corncob" forestock, rifle sights and parkerized finish...

RHKP-marked Remington Wingmaster riot gun Just picked up a Remington Wingmaster riot gun with the older "corn cob" forend. Interstingly, it`s marked "RHKP" both on the stock and receiver. I know there were a bunch of surplus Royal Hong Kong Police S&W Model 10s, but have never seen a surplus...

Did some horsetrading today and walked away with a 6"-barreled Colt Diamondback in .22lr, a gun I've been trying to lay my greedy, wheelgun-hoarding hands on for a while. Funny how you can lust after something for so long, and then, suddenly, there it is. Serial number is P18XXX, which I...

Looking at a standard M1A, serial number 87xxx, manufactured in the mid-90s. It's got an H&R barrel, and some other USGI parts. The bolt is marked as follows: 00 87799 9810844 I believe commercial Springfield Armory bolts are marked "7790186-SA", which leads me to believe that the bolt...

Been interested in the 5.45x39 cartridge for some time and just lucked into an interesting Romanian AK-74 clone as part of a package deal. I wasn't too familiar with this variant so I did a little research. Here's what I've found out so far: The "MK II" (no other model markings) was...

For no reasons other than work avoidance and a nearby camera, here are some shots of an Argentine Sistema Colt Model 1927 made in 1956. This old slabsides has some bumps and scrapes, but I can only hope that I will look this good in 53 years. Kind of ironic, using brand new technology to...