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Milestones in Nineteenth Century Firearms Development, Part One

7th January 2019 Tom Pudding 0

Some weeks ago, and quite by chance, a friend offered to sell me a rare mid-19th century rifle, the design of which I had long found to be of interest. Although I was not at [more…]

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