Tag: Colt

Missing WWI Guns Found in Australia

Missing WWI Guns Found in Australia

New South Wales discovery turns up the rare firearms.

A family in New South Wales in Australia discovered a cache of weapons that had been missing for 70 years. They were packing up their Sydney home in preparation for a move when they discovered the firearms. Corporal William Jones was a World War I soldier…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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Colt Gold Cup Trophy New pistol

Colt Introduces New 1911 Gold Cup Pistol

Elite sport shooting.

This week there are going to be a lot of reports of new guns that were announced last week and over the weekend at the NRA meeting in Atlanta. Here's one that was announced just before the NRA meeting. Colt has added to its Gold Cup…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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Texas State Handgun?

Texas’s Official State Handgun?

The state handgun of Texas might soon be designated.

Most states have a state motto, state flower, state bird and other basic things like that. Texas has a state sport (rodeo), a state mammal (take a guess....it's the Texas longhorn) and a state tree (the pecan). But it doesn't yet have a state handgun.…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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Custer’s Last Stand Pistol Up For Auction

A 'piece' of history

Even if you don't know exactly what happened at this historic event, you surely recognize the names associated with it...Custer, Little Big Horn, Sitting Bull. We call it Custer's Last Stand, and it took place in 1876 in Montana, when Lt. Col. George Custer fought Lakota,…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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drawing of connecticut state on chalkboard, drawn by chalk

Colt Expands and Adds Jobs in Connecticut

Bucking the trend of the "Trump Slump".

We recently reported that the gun industry is responding to the "Trump Slump" in gun sales by laying off people. Remington laid off 120 workers and gun manufacturer stocks are plummeting as people are buying a lot less guns since the election. Well, Colt announced that…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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Can You Help Find a Missing Pistol for $2000?

Finding it may be a "long shot".

An Australian gun collector named Bryan McGuren is looking for an antique Colt pistol that has been missing for almost 40 years. If you know where it is and an help reunite him with the gun, it's worth $2000 for you. McGuren, who comes from a historic family…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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