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Ancient and Modern (or a Tale of Two Cartridges: 2)

9th August 2023 Tom Pudding 1618 Comments

In Part One I described the processes involved in reloading the (to me at any rate) ‘modern’ .303 British cartridge, all stages of which can easily be automated. Now let’s look at what is involved [more…]

19th Century

3 Grains of Death The New Opium Wars

8th August 2023 Going Postal 2435 Comments

We are all aware daily of our ongoing “conflict” with our new chief “adversary” in the world, the Chinese Communist Party. Warnings about the need to increase defense spending to prepare for possible war with [more…]

19th Century

Ancient and Modern (or a Tale of Two Cartridges: 1)

2nd August 2023 Tom Pudding 2271 Comments

Introduction Two questions that I am regularly asked when shooting my long-obsolete 19th century rifles at our local club range are i) how much does it cost to make one cartridge? and ii) how long [more…]

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The History of the Pencil

25th June 2023 Tachybaptus 2837 Comments

Before the pencil Pens and ink have been in existence for a very long time, being used by the ancient Egyptians for writing and drawing on papyrus, a papery substance made by beating reeds flat. [more…]

19th Century

African Regime Gone Bad, Part One

12th April 2023 Going Postal 2754 Comments

The first of 12 articles, building a clearer picture of what happened and what was not reported. It has heavy relevance in this part of the world and is being watched like a hawk. Needless [more…]

19th Century

His Monument, The Matterhorn

25th February 2023 Always Worth Saying 1817 Comments

We shall continue our trip towards the source of the Matter Vispa, heading south towards the mountain town of Zermatt. However, we shall no longer call it a road trip. The evidence suggests, given a [more…]

19th Century

The Wild West Trail, Part Twelve

19th February 2023 Going Postal 2503 Comments

Last in a series by my uncle John Alldridge. This article first appeared in the Derby Evening Telegraph in February 1968 – Jerry F We had camped that last night on the Crow Indian reservation [more…]

19th Century

The Wild West Trail, Part Eleven

12th February 2023 Going Postal 2839 Comments

Eleventh in a series by my uncle John Alldridge. This article first appeared in the Derby Evening Telegraph in January 1968 – Jerry F I found him sitting beside me at a snack bar on [more…]

19th Century

The Wild West Trail, Part Ten

5th February 2023 Going Postal 2540 Comments

Eleventh in a series by my uncle John Alldridge. This article first appeared in the Derby Evening Telegraph in February 1968 – Jerry F Nobody who caught the gold fever ever quite recovered from it. [more…]

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