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Can anyone here help me to locate a tripod for an old spotting scope, made by B. Nickel, of Marburg, Germany. I have from my father. Dad had it since at least the 1960s, and he always said it dated from the World War Two era. I do not have any provenance to substantiate this, but it seems...

I just acquired a custom knife, of unknown make, with a five inch, clip point, damascus blade, and the best stag handle I've ever seen on any knife, anywhere. It has just the exact amount of curve to fit into the hand perfectly, and a nice flare toward the end that also makes it fit the hand...

Democrat VA gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe just added this to his website: http://terrymcauliffe.com/investing-in-virginias-urban-centers/ In essence, what he wants is almost exactly the measures that got passed in Colorado (and faced a huge voter backlash). I'd like to say this...

http://www.koin.com/2013/07/17/vancouver-man-who-fired-gun-cites-biden-in-defense/ At least, a Vancouver Washington man is citing Biden as his defense for stepping outside and firing a shotgun in the air to scare off what he says he thought were prowlers on his property. Of course, we all...

I just got an email from the White House. I've never gotten an email from the White House. But today I got one. Here it is: So the president puts a grieving mother up before the public so we'll all wring our hands and cry how terrible the Newtown massacre was, and be too heartstruck or too...

I just watched "Skyfall" yesterday, and it was interesting to see them return Bond to carrying a PPK, even if this one is a "signature gun" that's coded to his palm print, and a .380 PPK/S (the old Bond's gun was a .32 PPK). But it occurred to me that the only reason to give Bond that gun...

Who makes a good holster for a Colt Detective Special with a three inch barrel? I have a late series 2 one with the thin barrel with the unshrouded ejector rod. I can't seem to find a good belt holster for it. Most holster makers only make holsters for the two inch barreled version. I know...

This comes a bit late, as the article is days old, and the official's testimony is weeks old, but I just remembered something that makes me want to post this. (To the moderators: If this has already been addressed in another thread, feel free to move this.) Read this article for more details...

I recently acquired a retired Norfolk police officer's Smith & Wesson Military & Police .38 from my father (made between '46 & '48 by the SN). It wasn't his issue weapon, though he was also an NPD officer, as am I. It belonged to a fellow officer who was friend of his (Dad didn't retire, so he...

I just got back from the range with my brand new Steyr M40-A1, and I am so impressed with the gun that I felt impelled to write a short review of it here. The pistol to which it inevitably draws immediate comparison is the other Austrian, striker-fired, polymer-framed, high-capacity, double...

I ask this because I just picked up one of the Aussie Lee-Enfield, No. I Mk. III* rifles that the J. Jovino Co. built up out of a supply of unused parts. It has no real collector value, but makes the perfect shooter, as it's just like a brand new, unissued SMLE. I paid what it was worth, and...

I notice that Yankee Hill is making Maxim pattern (eccentric bore) silencers again. (Yes, yes, I know they're more correctly referred to as "suppressors" since they don't make a gun completely silent. I don't care. Maxim himself called them silencers, and they were referred to as such for...

Today, I picked up a brand new, Smith & Wesson Bodyguard that I have had on layaway for the past three months. I intended the piece as a backup gun for work (police detective), and was attracted by the light (but not too light) weight, as well as the grips. S&W has finally provided factory...

I have been trying for years to find an early, short-rail CZ-75 to add to my collection, and I have never seen one for sale. Does anybody have any idea how many were imported to the US, or better still, where anyone has one for sale?

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2010/08/03/steyr-arms-again-importing-ma1-and-sa1-pistols/ Anybody got any experience with these? I know a guy who has one of the 9mm ones and swears by it. I've handled it, and it feels good, and balances and points well, and the trigger feels much better...

I picked up the latest issue of the NRA's "Shooting Illustrated" magazine yesterday, and looked at the article therein on the venerable AK rifle. The author, wearing ball cap, obligatory black shades, and shooting gloves may be seen shooting the weapon in a manner that seems to be increasingly...

I just acquired a nice new (to me at least) Webley Mk. VI, in original .455 Webley caliber, which I took to the range today. Based on the stamps on the frame, this one appears to have been made no later than 1919, which means it was too late to see service in WWI (which might account for the...

I am the proud owner of a nearly pristine example of S&W 1st model double action in .44 Russian. I bought it nearly two years ago; it came out of the estate of an S&W collector. I sent to the factory and received a letter, stating it had been shipped from the factory in 1913, which was near...

I picked up a SIG 556 today, with a view to possibly adding it to my collection. I thought it was a great looking rifle, and I have read universally positive reviews of its accuracy and reliability on the internet. Moreover, the rifle seems designed so that the controls all operate almost...

I just picked up a nice new Colt M1911 reproduction. It's a gorgeous replica of the WWI vintage 1911s carried by the doughboys "over there." My guess is that Colt chose this, rather than an earlier M1911, when deciding to make a WWI reproduction for two reasons. First, the earliest M1911s had...