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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 […]

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 […]

Semiauto Rifles

The Israeli Galil

November 23, 2018 Ian McCollum 162

These rifles are selling at Rock Island on November 30 and December 1, 2018 – 5.56mm Model 392 and 7.62mm Model 323S. The Galil was the result of a program to replace the FAL in […]

Gunsmithing

When M14 Meets M16: The Fort Ellis XR-86 Frankenrifle

November 22, 2018 Ian McCollum 31

This rifle is being sold at Rock Island on November 30, 2018. This rifle is the home shop creation of one Wilfred Ellis, a talented gunsmith form Pennsylvania. It is basically a combination of an […]

Semiauto Rifles

MC58: A USMC Semiauto Trainer 22 for the M14

November 13, 2018 Ian McCollum 7

This rifle is being sold at Rock Island on December 2, 2018. When the USMC adopted the M1 Garand in 1942, they decided they would like to have a new semiautomatic training rifle in .22 […]

Gunsmithing

The Mini-14: A Cost-Effective Scaled-Down M14

November 10, 2018 Ian McCollum 44

Folding Stock rifle (the fixed-stock Texas Ranger one is selling in a future auctionl sorry for the mistake! There is a folding stocked Ranger’s rifle in this auction, however). The Ruger Mini-14 is certainly not […]

Shotgun

California Arms Co 20ga “Defiance” Pistol-Shotgun

November 9, 2018 Ian McCollum 15

This registered NFA SBS will be sold at Rock Island on December 1, 2018. Made to compete with guns like the Ithaca Auto & Burglar, the “Defiance” form the California Arms Company is a side […]

Prototype

Vickers-Berthier 1919 US Trials Rifle (Second Type)

November 6, 2018 Ian McCollum 13

This rifle is being sold at Rock Island on December 1, 2018. After designing the bolt action rifle that bears his name, Andre Berthier went on to experiment with self-loading designs. He developed a light […]

Flintlock

Durs Egg Ferguson – A Trials Breechloader From 1776

October 27, 2018 Ian McCollum 7

This Ferguson rifle sold for $96,000. Captain Patrick Ferguson was a British officer who designed and patented a breechloading rifle in 1776, which would actually see service in the American Revolution at the Battle of […]

Submachine Guns

Ingram Model 6: Like A Thompson Without the Price Tag (Sort Of)

October 26, 2018 Ian McCollum 21

This transferrable Model 6 SMG is being sold at Morphys on October 30, 2018. Before he made a big success with the M10 (MAC-10) submachine gun, Gordon Ingram designed a couple other guns. His initial […]

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