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Precursor to the High Power: FN’s 1923 Prototype Model Stocked Pistol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGT_xv6W5hc The FN High Power pistol began with a request for a new French Army pistol. The initial design was done by John Browning, with...

US Army 1871 Rolling Block Pistol – Obsolete When New

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPNVd6OSZYk In the wake of the Civil War, the US Army recognized that many of its small arms were obsolete, and needed replacement. For handguns,...

ZKP-541: A Competition Pistol So Complex it was Never Produced

https://youtu.be/uTrQiArjn_I Designed by Augustin Nečas in 1954, the ZKP-541 is a .22 rimfire target pistol, also called the Universal Super Rapid. It is designed to...

PAMAS G1S: The French Beretta 92 (Now in the US!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcj7Sj0AHzc Looking for a replacement for the MAC-50, the French Gendarmerie Nationale adopted the Beretta 92 in 1987 after finding it equal in quality to...

Moroccan Unique Rr51 at the Hot Summer BUG Match

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKChNpqoOzc It’s pretty hot out here in the southern Arizona summer, so I figured I’d lean into it. For the BUG Match this month, I...

Bronze M1870 Gasser Revolver Made for Polar Exploration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WyZ7YRyRTc In 1872, two Austro-Hungarian military officers named Julius Payer and Carl Weyprecht set out on an expedition to find a northeast passage to reach...

FNA Brescia’s Last Project: The X4 and X5 SMG and Machine Pistol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJdmUNBSids FNA (Fabbrica Nazionale d’Armi) Brescia was a factory in the Val Trompia in northern Italy, the same valley that is home to Beretta and...

CZ75 Legend: A Reissue of the Iconic Original Short-Frame CZ75 (BUG Match & Comparison)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7RIuL8aGSM “Tiger Stripe: The Vietnam Camouflage Story” available now on Kickstarter with lots of extras:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/tiger-stripe?ref=au6p35 CZ has started shipping the CZ75 Legend, a reissue of the...

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Precursor to the High Power: FN’s 1923 Prototype Model Stocked Pistol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGT_xv6W5hc The FN High Power pistol began with a request for a new French Army pistol. The initial design was...

US Army 1871 Rolling Block Pistol – Obsolete When New

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPNVd6OSZYk In the wake of the Civil War, the US Army recognized that many of its small arms were obsolete,...

ZKP-541: A Competition Pistol So Complex it was Never Produced

https://youtu.be/uTrQiArjn_I Designed by Augustin Nečas in 1954, the ZKP-541 is a .22 rimfire target pistol, also called the Universal Super...

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Precursor to the High Power: FN’s 1923 Prototype Model Stocked Pistol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGT_xv6W5hc The FN High Power pistol began with a request...

US Army 1871 Rolling Block Pistol – Obsolete When New

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPNVd6OSZYk In the wake of the Civil War, the US...

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