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H&K VP-70M: Polymer Framed Cutting Edge Machine Pistol from 1973

November 30, 2018 Ian McCollum 2

The VP-70 was designed by Heckler & Koch cofounder Alex Seidel, and introduced in 1973. It was made with the idea of being a gun easily mass produced for arming a civilian resistance in case […]

Semiauto pistol

A .50 Caliber 1911: Guncrafter Industries Model 1

November 29, 2018 Ian McCollum 4

This pistol is being sold at Rock Island on November 30, 2018. Guncrafter Industries is a custom handgun company formed by one Alex Zimmerman in 2002 after many years working for Wilson Combat. Among other […]

Ammunition

4mm Zimmerstutzen Parlor Conversion for a Mauser 1914

November 27, 2018 Ian McCollum 1

This Mauser pistol and 4mm conversion kit are being sold at Rock Island on November 30, 2018. This 4mm “Zimmerstutzen” conversion kit was patented by one Karl Weiss in 1921, and produced by the RWS […]

Semiauto pistol

Colt Checks out the Spanish Wondernine: the Star 30PK

November 25, 2018 Ian McCollum 123

This pistol is being sold at Rock Island in December 2, 2018. Star entered the Wondernine era in 1978 with their Model 28 pistol, a double action 9mm offering with 15-round magazines. It was one […]

Crude Copies

North China Type 19: The Improved Nambu Pistol

November 15, 2018 Ian McCollum 13

This pistol is being sold at Rock Island on December 2, 2018. The North China Type 19 pistol (not to be confused with the North China Type 19 rifle) is an improvement on the Type […]

Semiauto pistol

Varan PMX90: Ambidexterity in South Africa

October 3, 2018 Ian McCollum 7

The Varan pistol was developed by two Rhodesian designers, Tony Blackshaw and Stewart Beecham, and was originally designated the PMX-80. Development would take nearly a full decade, however, and mostly took place in South Africa. […]

Semiauto pistol

The Rhodesia Mamba: Big Hype and a Big Flop

September 28, 2018 Ian McCollum 2

The Mamba was originally conceived in a 1970s Salisbury, Rhodesia barroom bull session about the best elements of semiauto pistols. The project would wind up being pushed by an American expat named Joe Hale, and […]

Prototype

Prototype Clement 9x20mm Military Pistol

September 26, 2018 Ian McCollum Comments Off on Prototype Clement 9x20mm Military Pistol

Charles Clement is best known for a series of civilian pocket pistol made in the years before World War One, but today we are looking at a prototype Clement military pistol from 1914. This gun […]

Semiauto pistol

Special Presentation: Semiauto Pistols of the 1800s

September 19, 2018 Ian McCollum 11

Today’s Special Presentation is an overview of all the semiautomatic pistols that were actually put into serial production before the year 1900. We have looked at these individually before, but I think it is worthwhile […]

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Zip 22: Shooting the Worst Gun Ever

September 15, 2018 Ian McCollum 38

Today, may the good lord help me, I am taking the Zip 22 out to the range for some shooting. Note that while it actually worked remarkably well right up until it jammed solid, on […]

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