In this edition of Weapon Crush Wednesday, Mike the Mook got himself a sixgun that wasn’t what it seemed…now he’s gonna tell you about it.
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The Colt 1902 Philippines Model Revolver | Ian McCollum
Today we go over a version of one of our favorite Colt revolvers in an incarnation that most so-called gun experts get wrong. Colt’s 1902 Philippines Model
Colt’s “Dick Special” Detective Special Revolver
Back in 1927 when Colt made firearms that people wanted and could actually buy, the company rolled out a new revolver based on their popular Police Positive Model. With its slimmer frame and shorter barrel, the new revolver was called “The Detective Special”. But to us, it was just a Dick. Elliott Ness famously carried one, as did Charles Lindbergh. The Dick Special was carried by police detectives, private detectives and anyone who wanted to discreetly carry a small frame .38 revolver. Colt dropped it from their lineup in 1992, just in time for concealed carry reform to start taking hold in America.
A Suppressed Revolver That’s Not a Nagant : OTs-38
Yes, there is a suppressed revolver out there. More than one, actually, but we’re not talking about a Nagant with a can on it. We’re talkign about the OTs-38.
WTW: Lefaucheux’s 7mm Pin Fire Revolver
WTW: Lefaucheux's 7mm Pinfire Revolver Mike the Mook We recently came across an interesting revolver with a folding trigger that extends itself when the hammer is cocked. It's a pocket pistol designed for personal defense and chambered in 7mm Pinfire. Pinfire...
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WTW: The WestWorld LeMat
Today on Weapon Trivia Wednesday we examine the WestWorld Lemat, as seen on HBO’s new series that we’re currently obsessing over.
WTW: The Ulster Bulldog
[Today's post is made possible by JTF Awesome Team Member Grey Ghost Gear] Weapon Trivia Wednesday: The Ulster Bulldog Every now and then you come across a firearm with an interesting history, that turns you into an armchair researcher. We went through this...
WTW: Dutch East Indies Customs Revolver
[Today's Post is made possible by JTF Awesome Team Member Freedom Munitions] Weapon Trivia Wednesday: Dutch East Indies Customs Revolver Mike the Mook Every now and then we find a firearm that defies everything we thought we once knew. Like revolvers equipped with...
WTW: Smith & Wesson’s Perfected Revolver
[This post is made possible by JTF Awesome Team Member Raven Concealment] Weapon Trivia Wednesday: Smith & Wesson's Perfected Revolver Many shooters look at 19th century top break revolvers as junkers or novelties from a bygone era. Maybe not so much with the...
The Modern Service Revolver, A Modest Proposal
Wherein grand master pontificationist and smugly superior novelist Mike Kupari unleashes his inner cranky old man. I’m going to propose something that many in the current gun culture will find...