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Model 1500 (1978) semi-automatic shotgun (Model 1400 variant) The Winchester 1300 shotgun was first introduced in around 1981, when the US Repeating Arms Company (USRAC) took over production of the 'Winchester' brand guns from the Olin / Winchester corporation.
The Howa 1500 or Howa M1500 (豊和M1500, hōwa-M1500) is a bolt-action rifle produced in Japan by Howa Machinery. Introduced in 1979, [ 1 ] it has been used by hunters as a hunting rifle with various cartridge offerings.
Referencing the elite pastimes of hunting and writing, this Turkish ceremonial jeweled rifle set includes a dagger, pen case, penholder with pen, penknife, cleaner, and a spoon-all conveniently housed within the rifle butt, Walters Art Museum. An antique firearm is a term used to describe a firearm that was designed and manufactured prior to ...
Monday night's "Antiques Roadshow" ended with a bang when a rifle passed down through generations proved to be quite a shot in the arm for one St. Louis woman. "The overall condition is very good.
This is an extensive list of antique guns made before the year 1900 and including the first functioning firearms ever invented. The list is not comprehensive; create an entry for listings having none; multiple names are acceptable as cross-references, so that redirecting hyperlinks can be established for them.
Dardick 1500 with trounds The Dardick tround , or simply tround (triangular round), is a unique firearms cartridge developed by inventor David Dardick for use in his open-chamber firearms. Named for its convex triangular shape, the tround allowed the firearm's chamber to be open on one side, removing the requirement for reciprocating motion ...
The earliest lock was the Matchlock that used a match to ignite the powder. These were smoothbore and muzzle-loaded. The Harquebus (Arquebus) and muskets prior to the 17th century are two examples of a matchlock [5] The Wheellock, was developed around 1500, used a spring loaded wheel to create an ignition. Like the matchlock, wheel-locks were ...
The Iver Johnson AMAC-1500/5100 (aka RAP Model 500 or aka RAI 500 or, depending on source, 'AMAC-1500' or 'AMAC-5100') is a 36 lb manually-operated single-shot sniper rifle/anti-material rifle. The 29" barrel with a massive 7" two-stage muzzle brake on its end (barrel plus muzzle brake OAL of 36") has a 1 in 14" twist rifling rate, an ...