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The Case Hardening process in Classic firearms

Aug 2, 2025 - 7:51pm By Marco Dell'Acqua

Many, but not all, gun enthusiasts are familiar with "case hardening," a metal treatment that creates beautiful color nuances, once widely used on...

Pedersoli JACKAL44 Pump Action rifle

Apr 29, 2025 - 5:49pm By GUNSweek

The Italian manufacturer Pedersoli unveils the “muscular” .44 Magnum caliber JACKAL44 Pump Action Rifle

The meaning of numbers in the names of Black Powder US cartridges used in the guns of the Old West

Old West guns: meaning of numbers in the names of Black Powder rifle cartridges

Nov 10, 2024 - 6:25pm By Marco Dell'Acqua

Many old black powder cartridges chambered in rifles in use in the American West were commonly named with 2 or 3 consecutive numbers right after the...

Springfield 1873 “Trapdoor”

Aug 26, 2023 - 1:49pm By Bruno Circi

1873-2023: 150 years ago, the 1873 Springfield "Trapdoor" in .45-70 Government was one of the first successful military breech-loading rifles

Perchè il Winchester 1873 non fu camerato per il .45 Colt

Why the Winchester 1873 was not chambered for the .45 Colt

Jul 22, 2023 - 5:51pm By Marco Dell'Acqua

One of the most logical commercial moves for Winchester would have been to chamber their 1873 Model in the same caliber as the Colt SAA. So Why wasn’...

“Unforgiven” 30 years: the Smith & Wesson Schofield 1875 revolver

Oct 13, 2022 - 11:45am By Marco Dell'Acqua

Made famous (again) by Clint Eastwood's film "The Unforgiven" (1992), but also thanks to the beautiful replica by Uberti, the Schofield represents...

Movie “Unforgiven”: the Spencer 1860 carbine

“Unforgiven” 30 years: the Spencer 1860 carbine

Oct 10, 2022 - 11:16am By Marco Dell'Acqua

Let's talk about another important firearm that Clint Eastwood included in his western film "Unforgiven": the Spencer 1860 repeating rifle, an...

Movie “Unforgiven”: the Starr 1858 revolver

“Unforgiven” 30 years: the Starr 1858 revolver

Oct 7, 2022 - 4:36pm By Marco Dell'Acqua

The Starr 1858 double-action revolver is a peculiar weapon, generally known only to the most avid students of American Civil War weapons, which Clint...