“Tag: Hammerless”

From about 1880 ’till the beginning of World War I,  so-called “contract guns” were sold as house brands by scores of hardware and sporting-goods dealers under the names of gun companies that never existed except on paper—an external hammer shotgun can be a thing of beauty or a disaster waiting to happen. 

Please explain what is meant by “striker-fired.” It is cited in reviews and advertisements as something the potential purchaser needs to know or would even find desirable. When an article doesn’t say “striker-fired,” it also does not say what the opposite or alternative is.

American Rifleman's David Herman talks about semi-automatic pocket pistol that was designed more than 100 years ago.

Wiley Clapp makes a strong case for a particular class of firearm as a near ideal concealed carry/personal defense handgun—the hammerless revolver.

Seen the Colt Bulldog Gatling? Well, the same guys have brought back the classic John Browning-designed Model 1903 in .32 ACP, also known as the Colt Pocket Hammerless or the Model M.

S&W’s Model 351c is the new solid-frame .38 Spl. hammerless revolver which is the latest variation of the Centennial design. See the full review here.

It doesn’t take much for a gun to go from collector to shooter, and lose value in the process.

Smokeless powder is powder that burns with little or no smoke. And of course, stainless steel is steel that won’t stain.

In the early decades of the 20th Century, a number of makers offered a new class of gun called the pocket pistol. These were among the very first semi-automatic pistols ever made and they attracted a great deal of attention. There were many makes offered—Browning, Beretta, Mauser, Walther, Astra Star, et.al., in Europe, but the American makes were fewer.