Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Japanese carbine with a bayonet that folds away under the barrel. This is a Arisaka Type 44 cavalry carbine in 6.5 Japanese, made at the Koishikawa arsenal in Tokyo sometime between 1911 and 1933. The “44” is the 44th year of t...
It is hard to overestimate the importance of European firearms manufacturers for the global industry. Austrian Glock needs no introduction; Belgian FN Herstal was the main manufacturer of US military weapons for years; the list goes on and on.
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a very modern prototype, but one that marks a big moment for Colt. This is a prototype of the new Colt Cobra, a 2 inch 38 Special snub with the serial number RA0000002. Colt had been out of the double action revolver game for a […] The...
Springfield Armoury has announced a major European law enforcement contract win with Spain’s primary police force, the Policía Nacional, selecting the Echelon 4.0FC as their new standard-issue sidearm for uniformed officers. The Policía Nacional consists of over 70,000 o...
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a small postwar Walther that gets overlooked next to its bigger siblings. This is a Walther TP in 6.35mm (25 ACP), and this one is dated 1968. A little background on why a Walther pocket pistol from the ’60s comes out of Ulm and not [&...
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a best quality Alexander Henry hammerless double rifle in 450-400 BPE, completed around 1889 for the Maharaj Rana of Dholpur in India. Dholpur was a princely state in eastern Rajputana, founded in 1806 by the Bamraulia Jat Ranas and placed u...
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have an early falling block carbine with a story about an order that never happened. This is an Alexander Henry patent military carbine built on an action made by the Birmingham Small Arms Company in 1869, chambered for the 450 3 1/4 inch straigh...
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have what might be the fanciest pest control tool ever built. This is a Charles Daly “Regent Diamond Quality” double barrel garden gun made by H.A. Lindner in Germany in the early 20th century, chambered for what appears to be the 9mm...
Smallmouth hold in clear water, so they readily spot your line, and they feed on crayfish, alewives, and invasive gobies. Build a food chain on crayfish and hellgrammites, add rocky substrate and consistent current, and you have the makings of a trophy fishery. The seven waters below span natural...
To enhance the lethality and readiness of our elite joint force, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has signed a memo directing the establishment of a new Air National Guard Special Tactics Squadron in Florida. The directive strategically positions a premier Special Tactics capability at the center of...