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An Early History of Rifle Scopes, 1776-1930

An Early History of Rifle Scopes, 1776-1930

Peale proved precision optics were possible, but painful. Chapman and James championed cold-drawn chassis. Malcolm made masterful glass coatings and commercially successful scopes. Warner and Swasey’s scopes went to war, but wrestled with mechanical issues. Winchester’s scopes went to war too, but better because of better blocks. Bausch & Lomb made good glass for a while, then great glass with Zeiss’ knowledge. Stevens stuck with domestic glass and bought Winchester tooling, but was bought by Savage and then Lyman. Fecker, friend to Warner and Swasey and Bausch and Lomb, fielded fine optics, and rings with clicks. Lyman found Fecker’s opticians to be useful hires, while Unertl left Fecker on his own. 
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International Arms During the American Civil War

International Arms During the American Civil War

Today's main story takes a brief look into just one side of international arms dealing during the Civil War. The American Civil War lasted 4 years and 27 days, stretching from 1861 to 1865. With the South being more devoted to agriculture than the manufacture of arms, how did they manage to stay so well armed during the war? The answer, as you might have guessed, lay in the trade of cotton overseas. 

  • January 14, 2022
  • 3 min read
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From Telescopes to Rifle Scopes - An Early History

From Telescopes to Rifle Scopes - An Early History

As ubiquitous and varied as rifle scopes are today, there was a time when a “Riffle with a Tellescope to it” was quite a sight indeed. Don’t worry folks, we’ve got more puns in store for you. We’ll take a look into the very early history of rifle scopes.
  • January 06, 2022
  • 4 min read
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The Winchester 1873 and appropriate hat

The Gun that Won the West

The story of The Winchester 1873 rifle is not one of startling, ground sweeping change. Instead, it was a series of well-made decisions that boosted this rifle to great popularity, at a time when people in the Wild West were looking for a rifle just like it. 
  • September 03, 2021
  • 9 min read
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Memorial day poetry and song

The Memory of Memorial Day

“We should guard their graves with sacred vigilance. ... Let pleasant paths invite the coming and going of reverent visitors and fond mourners. Let no neglect, no ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming generations that we have forgotten as a people the cost of a free and undivided republic.”
General Logan, 1868
  • May 20, 2021
  • 4 min read
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The Rebirth Of "OLD RELIABLE" - The Sharps Rifle ... Part 1

The Rebirth Of "OLD RELIABLE" - The Sharps Rifle ... Part 1

On the other hand, the rugged construction and longer range accuracy of the Sharps made it revered among foot soldiers.  And it was the outstanding reliability of Sharps-built rifles or carbines during this period that earned them their well-deserved "Old Reliable" reputation. Oddly enough, the man whose name became known around the world, thanks to the quality and accuracy associated with Sharps rifles, had very little to do with the company during this period.
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