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19th Century

Sir Joseph Whitworth and the Confederate Sniper

2nd July 2025 Tom Pudding 0

Introduction In March 2024 I purchased a first generation, Birmingham-made Parker-Hale replica of a Whitworth military pattern muzzle-loading rifle of the late 1850s. These iconic rifles gained legendary status following their use in the American [more…]

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Jinnie’s Story – Book Two, Chapter Thirteen

17th September 2021 Going Postal 0

Jinnie was waiting outside the barracks when, much to her surprise a Land Rover Discovery pull up driven by a Lance Jack. Opening his window he looked at her with disgust and said, “I guess [more…]

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A Brit Using Handguns in the States

10th September 2020 Going Postal 0

My father was trained as a sharp shooter, not quite a sniper but somewhere between that and a regular soldier. Exhibiting better than average shooting accuracy with a strong sense of fieldcraft (as he did) [more…]

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The Unseen Path – Part Sixty

18th July 2018 1642again 0

She left the office for St Thomas’; Sam was making his own way to the Chilterns, and now she had to see how her other man was progressing.  She was supposed to be working in [more…]

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