Guns of the Week: September 29 – October 3, 2014 Remington-Smoot Revolvers Last week, the Cody Firearms Museum hosted the Remington Society of America for their annual seminar. We were lucky to acquire a loan of 40 Remington cartridge pocket pistols. The following are three from that collection. Unloading the Myth – A “New Line” of Remington […]
Guns of the Week: September 22 – 26, 2014 Unloading the Myth – What’s in a Name? This manufacturer is certainly not the first that has gone through a series of name changes that range from minor to major. The Moore’s Patent Firearms Co. No. 1 Derringer went through a similar saga. This type of pistol was the […]
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 […]