Smith & Wesson Brings Back the Model 1917 and Model 22 Classics

Smith & Wesson is reaching back more than a century for its latest Classics release. In all honesty, yours truly thought the Classics line was gonna get shuttered or discontinued way down the line, so this is a pleasant surprise. The company just announced the return of two large-frame .45 re...

By Sam.S •

WOOX Brings Italian Walnut & Micarta to the 1911

There is something faintly amusing about an Italian company making grips for the pistol that the U.S. military replaced with an Italian pistol, yet here we are. WOOX  has added 1911 grip panels to a catalogue that until now has been rifle stocks, axes and knives. They are handcrafted in Ital...

By Eric B •

Smith & Wesson Buys Savage Arms in $160 Million Deal

Two of the oldest names in American gunmaking now answer to the same company. Smith & Wesson Brands closed on its acquisition of Savage Arms on October 21, buying the Westfield, Massachusetts rifle and shotgun maker from an affiliate of Houston investment firm JDH Capital in a stock-and-cash ...

By Sam.S •

SAF Reports Contra Costa CCW Settlement Covering Red Dots, Lights and 1911s

The Second Amendment Foundation announced an agreement on October 8, 2026, addressing concealed-carry equipment restrictions in Contra Costa County, California. The group says the county will remove bans covering red-dot sights, weapon-mounted lights and semiautomatic single-action 1911/2011 pist...

By Brandon Curtis •

Contra Costa Drops Ban on 1911s, Red Dots, Pistol Lights

Contra Costa County agrees to drop CCW bans on pistol optics, weapon lights, and single-action 1911 and 2011 handguns after an SAF lawsuit. The post Contra Costa Drops Ban on 1911s, Red Dots, Pistol Lights appeared first on The Truth About Guns.

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The Five Factors That Set a Collectible Gun’s Value

Condition, rarity, make and model, history, and art — those are the five factors that determine what a collectible firearm is worth, according to Jim Supica, Director of the NRA Firearms Museum and the author of a three-part series on gun collecting. Understand how each one works, and you can l...

By James Chen •
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