Colt’s Early Commercial AR-15s: SP1 and the A2 Drift
A collector’s look at Colt’s SP1 and early Sporters, from slickside uppers and pencil barrels to the rollmarks and small changes that hinted at the A2 era.
Category: Collecting
Winchester Model 1895: Browning’s Box‑Magazine Lever, Smokeless Cartridges, Russia’s Order, and What Collectors Should Know
A lever gun with a box magazine sounds strange until you shoulder a Winchester 1895. Here’s how Browning built it for smokeless, why Russia bought so many, and what to check before you buy.