Last week Smith & Wesson announced a potential name change. Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation would like to change its names to American Outdoor Brands Corporation. Although the company wishes to change its name to encompass the wider range of products they now own, the firearms they sell will still be branded Smith & Wesson. […]
One of the most prominent myths of the American frontier is that everyone was perpetually armed with a gun. This was not so, but many did opt to carry a firearm. Those who decided to pack heat needed some means of carrying their arm in comfort while also ensuring the gun would be protected and easy to […]
One of the fastest and slickest looking techniques to fire a revolver has been made extremely popular due to its common depiction in westerns. That technique is called “fanning.” This action is done by holding down the trigger on a single action revolver, and then rapidly pulling back the hammer. With the trigger under pressure, […]
Guns of the Week: October 13 – 17, 2014 Unloading the Myth – Bringing a Gun to a Knife Fight During the American Civil War, the Union Knife Co. of Naugatuck, CT made pocket and folding knives. But believe it or not, they also produced a series of firearms primarily for a man named J.P. Lindsay. They […]
Guns of the Week: September 8 – 12, 2014 Unloading the Myth – Is Everything Better with Bacon? Thomas K. Bacon was associated with many companies throughout his life. He initially worked with Ethan Allen, but in the late 1840s, he formed Bacon & Company. In 1857, he stopped production to work for the Manhattan Firearms […]