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- Springfield 1873/1874 Trapdoor Rifle
Originally was built as the Model 1870 in a .50 calibre after was changed to .45-70.The bayonet mount is below the muzzle.Were produced 232,000 rifles by Springfield Armory from 1884 to 1890. The military rifle and cadet rifle had two barrel bands.
Calibre [...]
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:28:23 +0000
- Wesson Derringer 1868
The Wesson Derringer 1868 was produced by Wesson from 1868 to 1880 aprox., and was made in three model sizes. This antique revolver often had a small blade in the hollow barrel shaft as an extra defense, which had to be used by hand.
The details of some models are:
Small frame:calibre .22Short RF; 51 or 64 [...]
Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:33:12 +0000
- Winchester Model 1892 Carbine
Model 1892 Carbine produced by Winchester from 1893 to 1941, was also called the Trapper carbine.
This antique firearm have a saddle ring on the left of the action frame; in the right contains the loading gate that provides access to the magazine below the barrel. Was made in many versions with barrel lengths from 30.5 [...]
Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:11:48 +0000
- Martini Metford MkIV 1886
The british rifle Martini Metford based in the Martini falling-block action and with a barrel designed by the British Engineer W. Metford, a barrel with five or seven rifling turns. This rifle has a straight English stock. Some antique firearms collectors says that the Martini Metford is the intermediate rifle of the Martini-Henry and the [...]
Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:12:16 +0000
- Winchester 1873 Sporting rifle
Were produced more than 7o0.000 of these firearms from 1873 to 1919. Model 1873 was built in 3 versions: the sporting rifle with a 24″ (61 cm) octagonal, round barrel; the carbine with a 20″ (51 cm) round barrel and the musket with a 30″ (76.2 cm) round barrel.
Also were created three different model versions [...]
Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:53:47 +0000
- Remington Lee 1885 carbine
This carbine was produced by E. Remington and Sons between 1885 and 1887, also by the Remington Arms Company of Ilion from 1888 to 1895. Were built 10,000 of these rifles.
Only 26 of these carbines have a detachable cartridge-holder of the Lee type, later also be used for British Enfield firearms.
James Paris Lee born [...]
Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:55:10 +0000
- Tranter 1856 army revolver
The Tranter 1856 was built by William Tranter. He made this antique revolver to enter in a firearms test on the initiative of the British Army who were looking for new revolvers.
There are two versions: the civilian and the military version. The barrel can have the inscriptions of other manufacturers like Thomas Jackson and Rigby [...]
Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:54:45 +0000
- Colt 1894 Bisley
The Colt 1894 Bisley was produced from 1894 to 1915. This Colt revolver was built as a match revolver with an extra curved grip back. The model name Bisley has been stamped into barrel. In the production period, the Bisley was sold in a large range of calibres. The name of this antique [...]
Sun, 18 Nov 2007 06:04:38 +0000
- Moore Teat Revolver
Moore Teat Revolver was produced by Moore`s Patent firearms Company between 1864 and 1867. Also the National Arms Company of Brooklyn (New York) made them from 1867 to 1871. This antique revolver fired the teat cartridge.Has a fully countersunk bullet point. The rear of the case ends in a tip in which the primer [...]
Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:49:57 +0000
- Antique coffee pots
Antique coffee pots have been unfashionable since the late 1960s, but for their attractiveness, coffee pots should be worthy of greater appreciation and value. The pieces of the later 18th century, are often decorated with embossing. The topics of embossing are usually of: flowers, cartouches and scrolls. A Georgian coffee pot can cost over [...]
Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:33:14 +0000