Personal, Gold-Encrusted Carbine of King Louis XV to lead Julia Firearms Auction (3/4/13)
FAIRFIELD, Maine — A one-of-a-kind German Sebastian Hauschka rifle—literally fit for a king—will be among the highlights in the upcoming … More >>

Two Extraordinary Rifles Created for Auto Magnate John Francis Dodge to Sell (3/4/13)
FAIRFIELD, Maine — A 33-caliber model 1886 Winchester rifle, made for Dodge Motor Company co-founder and magnate John Francis Dodge, … More >>

Winchester 1886 by Turnbull Makes the Case for Restoring Antique Rifles (1/14/13)
I have been in the firearms business my entire career. And for as long as I can remember, it has … More >>

Rebuilding a 1903 Jeffery Farquharson Rifle from a Cigar Box full of Parts (10/12/12)
It was September of 2005 when Sid Johnson went to the Selous reserve in Tanzania for Cape buffalo and other … More >>

Kentucky Rifles: How to Gauge the Quintessential American Firearm (6/1/09)
Surprisingly, one of America’s earliest triumphs in artistic and functional design, the “Kentucky rifle,” was not invented or generally fashioned … More >>

The Quintessential Union Firearm (9/4/08)
Over the last twenty years I keep getting one question asked over and over again. What was THE CIVIL WAR FIREARM? In a war right at the cusp of the industrial revolution that is a more difficult question then it may seem. With the use of every arm ever made in American Arsenals and Imports from almost every country in Europe, the total of Arms used in our Civil War is over 600 distinct types! More >>

Cliff Sophia – Civil War Guns (4/15/08)
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