Firearms Thru History

A Look into The Guns that made History..........

Winchester Model 1892 ''Sawed Off'' 44-70 Rifle

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/winchester-model-1892-sawed-off-44-70-rifle 1st Feb 2023 - As we have read, The Winchester Model 1892 Repeating Rifle was VERY popular Western Movie and Television weapon. However, one of the most ''unusual'' …

Remington 10-Gauge Shot Pistol

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/remington-10-gauge-shot-pistol 31st Jan 2023 - Nick Adams, American Actor who specialized in ''B''-Movie Action Films in the 1950s and 1960s – holds a special place in Western Film and Televi …

Winchester Model 1892 44-70 Rifle

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/winchester-model-1892-44-70-rifle 31st Jan 2023 - Perhaps the most widely ''known'' Western Rifle (at least in American Film and Television), was the vaunted Winchester Model 1892 Lever Action Repeati …

US Savage M1907 32. Caliber Pistol

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-savage-m1907-32-caliber-pistol 31st Jul 2021 - The US Savage Arms Model 1907 .32 Caliber Semi-Automatic Pistol, was a rival to Colt's marketing of the later 1911 .45 Automatic Pistol. Open Contract …

British Pattern 1853 .577 Caliber Rifle Musket

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-pattern-1853-577-caliber-rifle-musket 31st Jul 2021 - The British Pattern 1853 was a .577 Caliber ''Rifled Musket'', which was the primary weapon of The British Army between 1853 and 1867. A popular expor …

US Colt-Burgess .44-70 Caliber Rifle

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-coltburgess-4470-caliber-rifle 31st Jul 2021 - The Colt-Burgess Rifle was a .44-70 Caliber Rifle, popular between 1883 to 1885, popular in The American West. The Rifle was Colt's only Lever-Action …

US ''Boyer'' Rifle

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/boyer-rifle 31st Jul 2021 - The ''Boyer Rifle'' was a prototype firearm that was invented around 1800 in The US State of Pennsylvania. A ''Combination Gun'', The Boyer (so named …

US S&W Combat 15 .38 Caliber Revolver

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-sw-combat-15-38-caliber-revolver 31st Jul 2021 - First introduced in 1949 by The Smith and Wesson Firearms Company, The Combat 15 was a .38 Caliber Handgun (also known as The K-38) with a long Servic …

US Colt Model 1878 .45 Caliber ''Belly Gun''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-colt-model-1878-45-caliber-belly-gun 31st Jul 2021 - Although better known in later decades as a ''Snub Nosed'' Revolver, The ''Belly Gun'' was a Class of Revolver that developed in the 1870s in The US. …

US Winchester M1895 6mm Rifle

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-winchester-m1985-6mm-rifle 31st Jul 2021 - The US Model 1895 Winchester Model 1895 Rifle was a popular export Military Rifle. Over 300,000 were marketed to The Imperial Russian Army. 10,000 add …

British Lee-Metford .303 Caliber Rifle

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-leemetford-303-caliber-rifle 31st Jul 2021 - The Lee-Metford was a bolt-action rifle that used a 10-round magazine “up loading spring” system. Although not a true “automatic&rdq …

British Enfield .476 Caliber M1880 Revolver

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-enfield-476-caliber-m1880-revolver 31st Jul 2021 - Although many are familiar with the Enfield series of Military Rifles, they also designed a handgun. The Enfield Revolver was a .476 round handgun fir …