Whether for protection on the frontier or for hunting in the backwoods, the smoothbore hunting gun played a pivotal role in times of peace and war in the American colonies.
J.P. Sauer & Sohn of Suhl is the oldest firearm manufacturer in Germany, having been founded in 1751, has produced all manner of firearms, including self-loading pistols such as the Selbstlade-Pistole Modell 1913.
Although Bergmann’s products never received the notoriety of the Luger, the Broomhandle or the Colt M1911, he nevertheless set many milestones in firearm development including making the first pistol to achieve genuine commercial success. How’s that for extraordinary?
From the archives of American Rifleman, read about legendary gunmaker, Cecil Brooks, who will forever be revered for his humble nature, exquisite skill and devotion to American freedoms. As Charlton Heston said upon receiving a Brooks rifle in 1989: "From my cold dead hands!"
it must immediately have wonder who? right. well you wonder if this is completely random act. some stranger and it was a mistake. or you developed a list of people that might have a reason to have shot him. two police, it did not look random. nothing was taken. that killer struck with precision accuracy and got cleaned away. but there was something that intrigued detective voth that night. it was a clue they found in bill mclaughlin s closet. we do a search of the house with permission of kevin and were told their weapons in a closet upstairs. and when you come across a lot of weapons like that, it s surprising. in a few years before his death, bill had become an avid gun collector. he kept dozens of them in his newport beach house. but not just antiques. there were pistols, revolvers, semiautomatic weapons. including including and 16