Museum firearms
Discover a treasure trove of knowledge on firearms within our museum's blog. Uncover hidden gems and little-known facts about iconic weapons.
The Brown Bess
It is believed that the name was derived from the brown colour of the barrel which occurred from russeting, an 18th-century metal treatment. It...
Sep 27 2024
The P38
TYPE: Semi-Automatic Pistol Origin: Nazi Germany In Service: 1939 - Current Day (Select Countries) Produced By: Carl Walther Waffenfabrik, Mauser Werke, Spreewerk Amount...
Sep 23 2024
Berthier M1907.
It was Introduced in 1907 as an improvement/modification of the Model 1886. Chambered in 8mm Lebel. Named after its inventor, André Virgile Paul...
Sep 13 2024
Taipan Bullets in memory of Malcolm Bone
Firearm Friday Is celebrating the life of Bullet Maker and Lock Stock and Barrel journalist Malcolm Bone. If you click on the link to...
Sep 06 2024
M16
The M16 With some eight million manufactured, it is the most-produced 5.56x45mm weapon in service today. The most recent version, the M16A4 – the...
Aug 30 2024
Russian Thermal Scope Baigish 5P Night vision rifle scope
Russian Thermal Scope Baigish 5P Night vision rifle scope Its Firearm Friday and we are shaking things up by focussing on a scope! There...
Aug 23 2024
The Ross Rifle
This Firearm Friday is about "The Ross Rifle" During the South African War of 1899–1902, The Birmingham Small Arms Company, which made the Lee-Enfield,...
Aug 12 2024
Ithaca 37 20ga
Like most gun companies, the Ithaca Gun Company has had a checkered path in terms of successes and failures. Founded in 1883 in Ithaca,...
Aug 12 2024
