Museum firearms

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BSA Ralock 22 Semi Automatic Repeating Rifle

This week for Firearm Friday we are putting the spotlight on the B.S.A Ralock 22LR Semi-Automatic Repeating Rifle. The Ralock was manufactured by the...
Mar 28 2025

Dreyse 1907 Light Carbine Rifle

This week for Firearm Friday we are bringing the little known Dreyse Model 1907 Light Carbine. Produced in Germany by the Dreyse Company as...
Mar 21 2025

Harrington & Richards Handy Gun

This week for Firearm Friday we are showing you something a little bit older and a little bit different. This is a Harrington &...
Mar 14 2025

Soviet Tokarev SVT-40

This week for Firearm Friday we are bringing you the Soviet SVT-40 battle rifle.  The SVT-40  Tokarev self-loading rifle, model of 1940 is a...
Mar 07 2025

Armalite AR-10 Battle Rifle

This week for Firearm Friday we are bringing you the ArmaLite AR-10 battle rifle and they are the first AR-10 platform produced in the...
Feb 28 2025

Luger 08 Pistol

This week for Firearm Friday we are bringing you the Pistole Parabellum or more commonly known as the Luger or Luger P08 pistol. The...
Feb 21 2025

Steyr M85 Olympic Rifle

This week for Firearm Friday we are bringing you a Steyr M85 but what we like to call the “Olympic” version which was used...
Feb 14 2025

Vickers Medium Machine Gun

Welcome to Firearm Friday!, this week we are bringing you a piece of English and Australian history.   This is the Vickers .303 water...
Feb 07 2025