Curious about the rifle whose superb accuracy and maneuverability helped Boer burghers hold out almost three years against the mighty British Empire? With its charger-loaded magazine significantly cutting reload time, the Boer Mauser really melded with the burghers' fast-moving fighting style and became widely feared in their hands. For more on this historic rifle, check out this segment of "I Have This Old Gun" from a recent episode of American Rifleman TV.
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It has been more than 100 years since the Winchester Model 1873 was last made in America, but Taylor's & Company is bringing back an American-made Model 1873 with its TC73 rifle.
With a pocket of cash, family in tow and a mind for machining, Irish-born James Reid's foresight led him and his Knuckle Duster revolvers into the annals of firearms history.