Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a percussion pistol built for an emperor. This is a 20 bore over/under by Bernhard Wilhelm Ohligs of Vienna, made around 1862 for Franz Joseph I of Austria. Ohligs held the title of armourer to the Imperial Royal Court, and he showed his wor...
FULDA, GERMANY, KOMENDA, SLOVENIA (19 August 2026) Mehler Protection and UF PRO, brands of the Mehler Systems Group, will exhibit at The Emergency Services Show 2026, taking place on 16–17 September at the NEC Birmingham, United Kingdom. Visitors can meet the teams in Hall 5 at Stand G42. The E...
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a 14 bore flintlock double gun that is younger than a lot of the people reading this. This is the Leeds Gun, built by Peter Dyson & Son to mark the opening of the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds by Elizabeth II in March 1996. […] T...
Since 1775, the United States Army has defended our republic and carried the torch of liberty through suffering and sacrifice. From the frozen Delaware at Trenton to the bluffs of Normandy, the jungles of Guadalcanal, and the winter hills of Chosin, American Soldiers faced enemies in brutal condi...
August 15 is recognized as the birthday of the Korean Augmentation to the United States Army Soldier program, or KATUSA. The program was created only weeks after the Korean War ignited, and to this day KATUSAs continue to serve side-by-side with Eighth Army Soldiers providing priceless support an...
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have the pistol that put interchangeable parts into a US government contract for the first time. This is a Simeon North Model 1813 in 69 caliber, made in Middletown, Connecticut. The 1813 contract is the document people cite when they talk about ...
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Colt 1851 Navy that isn’t chambered like a Colt 1851 Navy. This is one of a handful of experimental 40 caliber Navies built around 1859 and 1860, serial number 2 out of the separate range Colt used for prototypes. Colt had a gap in [...
Auto-Ordnance has introduced the T1SB50DH, a semi-automatic short-barreled rifle built in the United States and chambered in .45 ACP. The firearm combines Prohibition-era styling with precision-machined construction, featuring a frame and receiver cut from solid steel with a blued finish. The ove...
Rheinmetall is preparing for the next generation of warfare, while delivering world-class technology. To expedite the delivery and meet the demand for autonomous systems, Rheinmetall has opened a new Advanced Land Autonomy Centre of Excellence (ALACOE) in the United Kingdom, enhancing operational...
The Justice Department is reopening the federal firearm-rights restoration process after more than 30 years. The final rule establishes application requirements, presumptive disqualifications, judicial review, and a marijuana exception following the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. ...