Making a Martini
Custom gunmaker Ralf Martini brings out the “Best” in pre-war English and European gun designs.
Firmo Fracassi – Renaissance Man
Using only simple tools, Italy’s Firmo Fracassi achieves astonishing detail in his bulino-style engravings. If suffering is a muse for artistic genius, it came early in the life of Firmo Fracassi. Born in 1939 in Tavernole, a village nestled in Italy’s...
Jack O’Connor’s 7×57 Mauser Rifle Auction
Jack O’Connor’s Engraved 7×57 Mauser Rifle Now At Benefit Auction Crafted in 1954 by legendary gunmaker Fred Wells for Jack O’Connor and backed with rock-solid provenance, the auction of this important rifle provides an opportunity to own a historic firearm...
An Honor Among Thieves
He returned to find that someone had broken into his house . . . the only thing missing was the Parker. Red Timmons disappeared while hunting chukar partridge on a cold day in January. According to Sheriff Charlotte Beingasser, he drowned in the Salmon River, a few...
Benelli “Magnifico Set of Five”
Benelli Magnifico Set of Five A Matrimony of Efficacy and Aesthetic Since time immemorial, humans have sought to adorn things of great importance. Whether those things were purely ceremonial or eminently functional, we’ve adorned everything from the flesh of our...
Firearms Auction Lones Wigger March 6th-20th
Firearms from the estate of Olympic shooting legend and two-time gold medalist, Lones Wigger, are up for auction on GunBroker.com through March 20th, with proceeds benefitting USA Shooting youth programs. The family of Lones Wigger has generously donated more than 30...
Gun Restoration – To Restore or Not Restore?
To Restore, or Not to Restore? Turnbull Restoration Helps Classic Firearm Owners Answer this Question. To restore, or not to restore? That’s the foundational question to ask yourself when considering what could become a journey to revitalize, or perhaps even...
One of a Kind – Regis Darne
From its sliding breech to its retractable sling, this graceful French beauty stands as an objet d’art in a world of lookalikes. Truly, one of a kind. Guns, like most tools, evolve in almost the same way as animals do. And, in the same way that we tend...
Hunting of Old – Lonely Journey Backward
Tony Kinton details the ups and downs, reliefs and frustrations and the total fulfilment of experience that comes with the hunting of old. Obstinacy is considered poor taste. But fracturing protocol and proper behavior were not my intent. Rather, I was simply curious...