When the Law Failed, Citizens Turned to Colts for Frontier Justice Minnesota lay many saddle hours away, so Frank and Jesse James, with the Younger boys and three others, traveled from Missouri by rail. They bought horses for the final leg – fine animals, new to Northfield on September 7, 1876. The men’s dusters…
Category: History of Weapons
On This Day in History 1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis Of the many heart-stopping incidents in the Cold War, perhaps none was more frightening than the Cuban Missile Crisis. On the morning of October 16, 1962, the above photo was one of a set shown to US President John F. Kennedy, confirming that the Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles in communist Cuba,…
On This Day in WWI History: The Third Battle of Ypres – aka The Battle of Passchendaele
What You Need to Know About the Third Battle of Ypres The Third Battle of Ypres – also known as Passchendaele – has shaped perceptions of the First World War on the Western Front. Fought between July and November 1917, both sides suffered heavy casualties and endured appalling conditions. The name Passchendaele has become synonymous with…
Know Your History: Speed vs. Accuracy in the Revolutionary War
Speed vs. Accuracy in the Revolutionary War In this article, we’ll be talking about speed vs. accuracy. Unbelievable as it is, many European soldiers of the day were not taught to aim. They counted on massed volley musket fire and the bayonet. That’s not the case with the Continentals, who aimed not just their…
Know Your Firearms History: The Dillinger Gang’s Assault Rifle
The Dillinger Gang’s Assault Rifle When we think of 1930s bank robberies, the Thompson no doubt comes to mind. These heavy yet potent sub-guns were among the most preferred weapons of that era’s outlaws. The Dillinger/Nelson gang was no exception, of course, and Johnny D. was not afraid to sling a drum full of…
On This Day in History: January 4, 1847
Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government and in doing so, Truly made All Men Equal.
Know Your Real WW2 History: The War in the Pacific
Via: War Views Military History Blog Pacific War 1 – Preliminary Moves Road to the Pacific War Beginning of the war in the Pacific came unexpectedly, at least for some people. Attention was on Europe, where war had been raging for two years. Poland had been invaded by Germany and USSR in September…
The Bad Ass Files: Colonel Charles Askins, US Army (Ret.)
The Legend Of Charley Askins by Skeeter Skelton (As Published in Shooting Times Magazine, May 1972) In The West Wing of a secluded, tile-roofed Spanish home in San Antonio, Texas is a room that is one of my favorite retreats. It’s a large room, carpeted with the rich hides of Polar and…
On This Day in History, November 4, 1862
Built over 150 years ago, the first machine gun is still influential American inventor Richard Jordan Gatling patents the hand-cranked Gatling machine gun in Indianapolis. “It occurred to me that if I could invent a machine gun which could by its rapidity of fire, enable one man to do as much battle duty…
Under Control Of A Luciferian Cabal
Under Control Of A Luciferian Cabal I don’t know about you but I literally don’t trust ANYTHING the Government tells us anymore. It is all propaganda driven by dark agendas. Dorothy discovered it for us when she exposed the Wizard. Who can every forget his clear and direct advice. PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE MAN…