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Throwback Thursday: Samuel Colt, Master of Invention
Read about how one man created some of the world's most innovative firearms.
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Throwback Thursday: Hemingway's Guns
He may have written "A Farewell to Arms," but this literary giant was a firearms...
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All about their ships, weapons & way of life.
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Colt's Model 1911: An American Classic
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Throwback Thursday: Rigby Great Coat Pistols
A unique offering from a legendary gun maker.
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Throwback Thursday: Isaiah Jennings Repeating Flintlock Rifle
Guns capable of firing multiple shots are much, much older than you think.
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Long Live the Lever Gun! Marlin Celebrates 150 Years
Happy 150th birthday to an American icon...but the gift is for you!
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From ingenuity to elegance, these guns are cool.
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Throwback Thursday: The Devil's Shotgun
Please allow it to introduce itself.
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Fun Friday: Maxim Machine-Gun Mystery
A mystery of history that's as true as it is intriguing.
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Throwback Thursday: The River Wild
John Wesley Powell and the 1869 Colorado River Exploring Expedition
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Throwback Thursday: Brown Bess Musket
It's the gun that won (and lost) the American Revolution.
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VIDEO: Birth of the Baby Browning CCW Pistol
Was the first Baby Browning "illegitimate"?
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Throwback Thursday: Wyatt Earp
How much of this famous lawman's life is fact, and how much is legend?
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Throwback Thursday: Handguns of World War I
Handguns have been part of a soldier's toolset for hundreds of years. What was different...
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Throwback Thursday: Kate Warne, First Female Private Eye
Learn about this trailblazing lady who helped foil a plot on President Lincoln's life.
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Throwback Thursday: Samuel Colt, Master of Invention
Read about how one man created some of the world's most innovative firearms.
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