“Tag: history”

NRA Museums, in partnership with Gun Digest Media, has released a new edition of “The Illustrated History of Firearms.” The full-color, hardcover, 320-page work features more than 1,700 photos compiled by NRA Museums curators Jim Supica, Doug Wicklund and Philip Schreier.

No, we haven’t achieved the “ultimate” handgun; we’re just in a lull.

Some of Smith & Wesson’s finest firearms made it from drawing board to production during one of the manufacturer’s darkest periods.

Col. Jeff Cooper envisioned the scout rifle as a do-it-all tool for hunting and defense. SI Ammo Editor Richard Mann covers the development and use of the gun here.

What do Winston Churchill, Ernest Hemingway, Sean Connery, Norman Schwarzkopf and US Olympic gold medalists have in common? They’ve all proudly owned and shot firearms carrying the Beretta name.

Most firearms enthusiasts familiar with the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) associate the organization with its rifles.

Those persons interested in antique firearms, World War II history and heroic wartime leaders will want to take note of the upcoming auction of Sir Winston Churchill’s personal 7.65 mm (.32 ACP) Webley & Scott pistol next month in Great Britain.

Visits by heads-of-state to the White House in Washington, DC, are historically heralded with a 21-gun salute performed by members of the U.S. military.

This pivotal battle in the Pacific theater gave us one of the most enduring images of World War II.