Whether you’re buying your first gun or deciding which pieces to add to your collection, there’s always more to learn in the world of arms collecting. From matchlocks to military pistols and everything in between, we’ll take a look at some of the absolute gun collection must haves that every determined firearms fan should own.
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Few firearms are as deeply intertwined with the expansion of the British Empire as the Martini-Henry rifle. Introduced in the early 1870s, it became the standard service rifle of British forces during the height of Victorian military campaigns. Rugged, powerful, and innovative for its time, the Martini-Henry brought together the precision engineering of Swiss inventor…
Among the many innovations of the American Civil War, few small arms defined the shifting tides of military technology like the Burnside Carbine. Developed in the shadow of looming national conflict and issued extensively to Union cavalry, this .54 caliber breechloading firearm represented a fundamental departure from the slow, cumbersome muzzle-loaders that had dominated battlefields…
Introduction Eli Whitney’s name is etched into American history for his invention of the cotton gin, a device that transformed the Southern economy. But to stop there is to ignore one of his most revolutionary contributions—the mechanization and standardization of firearms production. In an era when weapons were handcrafted and parts unique to each piece,…