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 M1 Garand

Happy Firearm Friday! This week we are covering a firearm we wrote an article about in 1981 in our Lock Stock and Barrel magazine....
Oct 11 2024

The Bergmann 1910

The Bergmann Mars was produced in 1901, and was the first Bergmann design aimed squarely at the military market, with a comparatively powerful 9×23mm...
Oct 04 2024

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