We examine an undocumented Winchester semiauto prototype and extrapolate what its features might reveal about origin and purpose. Our best hypothesis is a early-to-mid 1950s testbed, possibly under ...

The real guns of the Old West are some of the most recognisable and iconic firearms from history. From the Colt Single Action Army to the Winchester 1873 rifle, the weapons that were once the choice ...

A presentation Colt First Model Dragoon of President Franklin Pierce will also be available. BEDFORD, Texas, March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A Winchester Model 1873 "1 of 1,000" carried by Hollywood ...

Jimmy Stewart's onscreen rifle in the seminal film "Winchester '73" started a phenomenon in the world of fine arms collecting. A presentation Colt First Model Dragoon of President Franklin Pierce will ...

A presentation Colt First Model Dragoon of President Franklin Pierce will also be available. The auction will showcase nearly 2,000 items, the guns of icons, historic items, beautifully embellished ...

When I was a kid, there were three reasons I wanted a lever action rifle. First, they were cool. Second, because I grew up just outside New Haven, Conn., the historic home to Marlin and Winchester, ...

Two men stand deadlocked in a high-stakes shooting competition. The grand prize of Dodge City’s centennial celebration, a One of One Thousand model Winchester 1873, a near-mythical rifle said to be ...

I can think of several films that have been named after a firearm, mostly Westerns. In 1950, Randolph Scott starred in ‘Colt .45’, a tale of a travelling salesman who has his two sample revolvers ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Most gun owners in America use firearms for three ...

Most hunters today are focused on what might be called fast-twist centerfire rifle cartridges—essentially new takes on older cartridges, designed with high ballistic coefficient bullets in mind. This ...

The Winchester rifle was hailed by its manufacturer as “the gun that won the West.” But there’s a lot more to the story than that. The rifle that became the Winchester had a long, tortuous development ...