Uncategorized Guns 101 -Percussion Cap Firearms By James Hebert Percussion cap firearms, sometimes called caplocks, are the penultimate evolutionary step that ushered in firearms that fire self-contained cartridges. Although... Read more »
Uncategorized The Colt 1849 Wells Fargo Revolver from Cimarron By James Hebert Despite their deficiencies in power and ease of use, pocket pistols sell in the best and worst of times. The... Read more »
Uncategorized The Pietta King Trio Revolver: Interchangeable Royalty By James Hebert In the world of single-action revolver clones, the default choices are reproductions produced by Uberti and Pietta. Uberti tends to... Read more »
Uncategorized Cimarron’s Colt 1851 Navy – Now Nickel Plated Tough By James Hebert The Colt 1851 Navy revolver made its debut when the single-shot muzzleloader was still the most familiar firearm on the... Read more »
Uncategorized The Henry Rifle from Cimarron – The Lever Action That Started It All By James Hebert The 1860 Henry Rifle is more than a firearm. It is an inflection point. Across the 19th century, it took... Read more »
Uncategorized The Colt 1862 Pocket Navy Revolver -from Taylors & Company By James Hebert If we made a list of obscure percussion revolvers, the Colt 1862 Pocket Navy, or New Model Navy, would be... Read more »
Uncategorized The 1873 Trapdoor Springfield: The US Army’s First Modern Rifle By James Hebert Historians lean on precious few events in the year 1873, but if your interests are eclectic enough that year was... Read more »
Uncategorized Fire Bluing and Charcoal Bluing: Traditional and Beautiful Firearm Finishes By James Hebert There are many different steel finishes to choose from, whether you are choosing your next firearm or looking to touch... Read more »
Uncategorized The Colt Walker from Cimarron: The US Army’s Big Iron By James Hebert US States have state birds, state flags, state flowers, and other symbols that embody the culture of each respective state.... Read more »
Uncategorized Cimarron US Marshal Indian Territory Carbine – A Closer Look By James Hebert The Winchester 1873 introduced the concept of a universal rifle and a universal cartridge to the world when it debuted... Read more »