And now for something completely different... Among the most interesting (and expensive) items to be auctioned from September 6-9, 2019, a Colt Model 1847 Walker Revolver (estimated price: almost one million dollars!) and a Model 1877 "Bulldog" Gatling Gun with tripod. But also Elmer Keith’s Smith & Wesson .38/.44 Outdoorsman revolver used in the development of the .357 Magnum cartridge in the …
The Tank Festival at the Bovington Tank Museum: unique and exciting. A special guest, the Panther “Bretagne” from the Musée des Blindés de Saumur, came to the Tankfest 2019. But there were also T-34s, the Sherman from the film "Fury" starring Brad Pitt, a Jagdpanther or a rare Japanese Ha-Go tank - and our editor Alex in the middle.
Made from the Muonionalusta Meteorite which fell in Sweden likely about 1 million years ago, the set includes a GI Model and a Custom Model 1911 in .45 caliber and is estimated at 1,000,000 - 1,500,000 USD. The guns are the work of noted gunsmith Lou Biondo of Business End Customs and will be auctioned off on July 20th.
From 26-28 July, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire (UK), will host Europe’s largest countryside festival: hunting, fishing, shooting, falconry, gamekeeping, horses, dogs, gardens and much more, with events and exhibitions covering all three days.
From May 3-5, 2019, Rock Island Auction Company (RIAC) will be offering for bid spectacular firearms and rare collectibles, but not just that: among the items to be auctioned off, a Soviet MiG-21 supersonic jet fighter, a U.S. M47 Patton main battle tank, and a WW2 U.S. M8 Greyhound armored car. The list is huge and impressive: here are some highlights.
EnforceTac and IWA 2019 / All our videos from the two most important German arms fairs, EnforceTac and IWA 2019 in Nuremberg, can be found here. Have fun with exclusive product presentations and exciting background information directly from the Nuremberg Exhibition Center!
IWA 2019 / SIG Sauer understands what the customer misses most at the IWA: shooting. That's why the company introduced the SIG Sauer Range Day. If the focus was on the MCX Virtus and the P 365 in 2018, the focus in 2019 was on the SIG Sauer Mastershop. But behind it there is much more than just individually customized weapons.
The sixth edition of the IWA Shooting Day 2019 took place on the factory premises of RUAG Ammotec GmbH in the Bavarian town of Fürth. Here, the most renowned manufacturers in the hunting sector already exhibit their products one day before the opening of the IWA Outdoor Classics. A select circle of journalists had the opportunity to see and test Merkel, Haenel, Steyr Sport, Swarovski Optik, …
On March 19, London will host an auction of ancient and modern firearms organized by Holts Auctioneers. Among the pieces put up for auction, an exceptional Express Holland & Holland Royal Deluxe in .500 Nitro Express (3 in) engraved by Philippe Grifnee. The estimated price for this masterpiece is at least 200,000 pounds, equal to about 228,000 euro. And there's more…
Ulrika from Sweden is a passionate hunter: in Las Vegas she won the 2019 Extreme Huntress Competition. As a winner, she has left such well-known participants as Tatjana Orosova from Slovakia or Meadow Kouffeld from the USA behind. We met her at the Jagd & Hund exhibition in Dortmund, Germany, visiting the RWS, Norma and Alljagd booths with her.
From February 15th to 17th 2019, at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham (UK), the British Shooting Show is a “Shotgun Show, Rifle Show and Airgun Show all under one roof”. From hunting and sports shooting to gamekeeping, from antique guns to optics and equipment, three exhibition halls will host the widest range of major British and international brands.
SHOT Show 2019 / SHOT Show Auction: to commemorate the Colt-American Pistolsmiths Guild relationship and the continued American tradition of engraved Colt handguns, the two guns feature consecutive serial numbers, scroll engravings and 24-carat gold inscriptions. It took nine members of the American Pistolsmiths Guild representing the highest levels of skill and craftsmanship in areas including …
SHOT Show 2019 / New from SIG Sauer: Kilo 3000 BDX laser range finding binoculars and Romeo 8 T reflex red dot sight. These are the highlights of the SIG Sauer Optics 2019 new product line showcased in Las Vegas. The Kilo 3000 BDX integrates SIG's ballistic data exchange communication technology to exchange data with an app and riflescope. The Romeo 8 T is a durable, ruggedized mil-spec product …
SHOT Show 2019 / New SIG Sauer models for 2019: This exclusive invite-only event, held just before the Industry Day at the Range, unveils all new products from SIG Sauer. Many professional demos, Team SIG attempts a world record, and lots of hands-on shooting and testing of new SIG guns and optics. Here you'll find our short recap what's new for 2019...
Again this year, the SHOT Show - now in its 41st edition - will be held at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. From January 22nd to 25th, 2019, novelties regarding hunting, sport shooting, outdoor, law enforcement and security will be presented. We are already excited and look forward to many new products, about which we will of course report live in detail.
The twenty-second edition of the exhibition of art knives organized by the Italian Knife Guild will take place in Milan, Italy, on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 December 2018, with the participation of master knife-makers from all over the world. This year for the first time there will also be an exhibition of tactical knives.