Fightin' Iron: How Far?
When Capt. Bob Martin walked through the company-office door that first time, the silence was deafening. In a perfectly tailored green uniform, topped with four rows of campaign ribbons, he was an imposing Marine and Company K’s new Commanding Officer.
Fightin' Iron: The Appeal of the Thompson
More than just a Hollywood prop for gangster movies, the Thompson was a legitimate game-changer.
Fightin’ Iron: The Hi Power Returns
The Hi Power has seen a renaissance in the past couple of years with new models such as Springfield Armory’s SA-35, the FN America High Power and the EAA MC P35 entering the market and selling briskly.
Fightin' Iron: Rent-A-Gun?
Creating and/or maintaining movie guns is a complex business, and some prop houses are virtual wizards of weaponry.
Fightin' Iron: A Valuable Anachronism
This month, I am going to take up a subject about which I really know relatively little. Military aviation is a huge field—which never caught my particular interest, but always held my personal respect. I was content to be an infantry Marine, but held a deep respect for my brothers who were willing to strap themselves into a winged tube and sally forth to do battle in the questionable belief that this airfoil thing was real.
Fightin' Iron: The Safe Queen
There’s an interesting term in the gun-guy’s lexicon. It’s “safe queen,” meaning a firearm of such great value that it remains in the safe, unused, unhandled and absolutely unfired.
Fightin' Iron: Those German Semi-Automatic Pistols
There are gun collectors who admire the craftsmanship and ingenuity of arms from other countries.
Fightin' Iron: Centennial Story
Sometimes life-changing events and a gun’s shortcomings bring about firearm evolution.
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