Tactical Atlas Firearm Blog
A look at a 6-shot pepperbox shotgun: The Nock flintlock (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerHenry Nock was famous for his 7-shot sea-sweeping Volley Gun but he also made this very interesting early 1800s self-priming flintlock with a full half-dozen rotating barrels.
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A Webley with a point: The Pritchard revolver bayonet (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerGiving your Webley Mk VI wheelgun a bonus edged weapon seemed like a good idea when it came to trench warfare in the Great War. Seemed that way...
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The early blowback Bergmann Simplex of yesteryear (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerIan with Forgotten Weapons takes a look at the very curious but rather simple semi-auto 8mm pistols of Herr Theodor Bergmann.
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Finnish Boombeast: Firing the Lahti 20mm anti-tank gun (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerIan with Forgotten Weapons fires the gently recoiling popgun that is Aimo Lahti's 109-pound semi-automatic rifle on skis made to assassinate tanks.
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This Luger M1902 was a beautiful pistol caliber carbine from the Old World (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerIan with Forgotten Weapons shows off a very nice DWM 1902 Carbine, complete with its distinctive 11.75-inch barrel and checkered walnut shoulder stock.
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Inside the ‘pistol’ that could have won the Great War (VIDEO/PHOTOS)
by Chris EgerThe Pedersen Device was a wonder weapon that turned the standard Springfield 1903 into a semi-auto pistol-caliber rifle with a bulky 40-round mag.
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Gun-owners will defend gun rights through shared experiences
by Greg CampThe most important experience that all gun owners—hobbyists, collectors, hunters, and the tactically minded—must get behind is rights.
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Twice your average wheelgun: The Walch 12-shot .36 caliber Navy revolver (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerIan from Forgotten weapons profiles the very rare and super interesting Walch Navy, with it's nipple-filled cylinder crammed with a full dozen chambers.
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The oddly interesting MAG-7 shotgun (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerIan from Forgotten Weapons got a chance to take a look at the rarely-encountered South African-made MAG-7 shotgun.
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Ever see a 10-bore flintlock rifle in action? (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerIan over at Forgotten Weapons met up with Mike Carrick of Arms Heritage Magazine and managed to get schooled on a .775-caliber, 10-bore smoke pole.
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The mechanically interesting, but failed .276 Pedersen rifle (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerIan over at Forgotten Weapons brings us some mesmerizing slo-mo footage of the .276 Pedersen rifle doing its thing. Can you say sight obstruction?
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Noisy cricket: Taking a look at a 4.25mm Liliput pistol (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerIan over at Forgotten Weapons got his seemingly giant hands on a tiny .167 caliber Menz Liliput pistol, which is only slightly more dangerous than a good sized rock. Maybe.
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