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Did you ever have a knife that you couldn't remember how or when you got it? I've been trying to replace a Caucasian kindjal dagger that was stolen from me long ago. It looked like this but not as fancy: They're pretty expensive nowadays. I've been told that one of my great-grandfathers...

A You Tuber shows how well Stretch Armstrong dolls resist everything from 9mm hollow points to .700 Nitro Express:

All of the gun shows in my area have been cancelled since last January. I enjoy walking around in these shows, looking at their displays and talking to like-minded folks even when there's not much worth buying. At least I can get away from the home/work rut. Since COVID hit I went ahead and...

I've started work on a fairly large lot of damaged Indo-Persian bladed weapons: a dozen pesh-kabz with damaged or missing scales, four kard knives, two khanjars that lack scabbards and three small tabar (axe) blades. The tabars are easiest and are mostly finished, although the one that is a...

I've picked up yet another discarded shotgun and I'm in the process of bringing it back to life. It was probably cut down and pistol gripped back in the '80s and was completely locked up when I got it. Curiously, the only markings were the serial number and the fact that it was a 12 gauge, but a...

My Co-workers and I do a gift exchange for Christmas every year. Since almost all of them are women, they give each other the usual creams, make-up sets, body washes and such. They have no idea what to get me, so I usually get a billed cap and a pocket knife. This year ran true to form - I got...

I was gathering up fodder for my recently-purchased Berthier M-16 and lucked into two boxes of Lebel ammo from PPU in my LGS, one box being noticeably older than the other. The older box is labelled "8x51R LEBEL", the newer one is marked "8x50R Lebel". The cartridges are all marked "8x50R Lebel"...

I've got a new excuse for being a mediocre shot - apparently, I've got atrial fibrillation and arrhythmia - and I've had it for a long time. It's hard to fire between beats when there is no real rhythm.

I've been running a set of videos as background decor in my library by a Chinese lady named Li Ziqi. She does everything from build furniture to make gourmet meals using what they call a chef's knife, a primitive-looking cleaver. Every year I purchase a chopping implement to celebrate the fact...

Some 30 years ago I picked up a Tec-22, almost unfired and still in the case, for $40.00. It was a lot of fun - until it suddenly stopped extracting. I messed with it for a while, then gave up and tossed it in the pistol safe. I figured that it needed an extractor and that those would no...

I had put my gun acquisitions on hold for about a year so that I could help my sisters through some hard times. The hard times are coming to an end for now, so it's time to start researching my next set of acquisitions. My current list is limited to a Garand and a large-bore AR upper (caliber...

I've finally picked up some proper copper knives. They are close duplicates of those buried with the Amesbury Archer at about 2300 b.c., roughly contemporary with the erection of Stonehenge, which was not too far away. Here's the grave, as found: -and here are the three copper knives...

Were you ever in a position where you just hated to see another gun? Back in the late '80s I worked nights at the Anniston, Alabama Post Office, unloading, sorting, and loading the semi-loads of mail, then sorting the mail for the local runs. These runs included the Anniston Army Depot and...

I've decided to spend my tax return toward an M1 Garand of some sort. My first idea was to join the Garand Collectors Club and get a rack-grade or field-grade rifle from CMP. Then, yesterday, I walked into my favorite LGS. They had an absolutely pristine 1990s Garand in .308 for about twice as...

I'm gonna get almost enough for a CMP Garand.

I dropped in to a local pawn shop and spotted a filthy old Stevens single-shot .22 - a type that I was curious about, having never owned one. I pointed out that the extractor was missing on this old eyesore and the guy behind the counter cut the price down to what I was willing to pay. So I...

Just picked up an old 2-shot Geha 12-gauge (modified 98 Mauser) with the usual crack behind the tang. I'm considering repairing the old stock and putting it aside, replacing it with a spare Spanish modelo 1943 stock (after suitable trimming and inletting). Anyone see any problems?

I really love this guy's approach to primitive weapon videos.

I was going through the rifle rack of a LGS (as I often do) when I spotted a nicely sporterized Swedish Mauser. Priced at $250, probably will go for less. Nice late-'50's walnut stock, good trigger job, properly mounted scope base, good re-blueing, pristine rifling, everything looked fine...

I just picked up a pretty nice 1880 (+/-) kukri from IMA. It cleaned up nice and feels good! Problem is, it came without a scabbard. Now I'm torn: should I try to buy or make a traditional wood and leather scabbard or should I make a modern kydex scabbard? I've never really cared for...