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.

Steyr M12

The Steyr M1912 emerged from a lineage of innovative semi-automatic pistol designs by Steyr Mannlicher in the early 20th century. Developed in 1911 by...
Aug 12 2024

6.5 Carcano M91/38

For most American readers, the M 91/38 short rifle with the serial number C2766, produced in 1940 in the Terni Arsenal, and chambered for...
Aug 12 2024

303 Police Commissioner’s rifle

Francis Erich Bischof, LVO, QPM (12 October 1904 – 28 August 1979) was the Queensland Police Commissioner in Australia from January 1958 until his...
Aug 12 2024

M1 Carbine

Happy Firearm Gympie Show day Friday! Here we have the M1 Carbine, the specifications were sent to several manufacturers and included a maximum weight...
Aug 12 2024

The Saloon Rifle

Owen Guns acquired this piece from a farmer who sought to trade it for an Adler lever action shotgun. When we received it you...
Aug 12 2024

Maegun Rifle

Happy Firearm Friday! This week we are sharing with you the back story of the Maegun Rifle which Ron helped design and named after...
Aug 12 2024

Winchester 1866

Firearm Friday is here again, with the Winchester 1866! After the war, Oliver Winchester renamed New Haven Arms the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The...
Aug 12 2024

Daisy (the Red Ryder)

This Firearm Friday comes with a sad message to Australian's. Please read and share, as this is another hit to our community. We heard...
Aug 12 2024

Blog Categories

Tags