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Which guns did the infamous Bonnie and Clyde have in their arsenal?  Who shot first in the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr? The answer to all these questions and many more in the history section of our website. You’ll find a variety of fun historical reads that breathes life into past gun and ammo adventures.

 

Have you ever wondered what the most powerful handguns in the world are? Or possibly, what are the most powerful rifles available for purchase? Well, you are in the right place! We love putting together stories and lists of historical weapons that amaze, inform and inspire.

 

Do you want to impress friends and co-workers with your historical knowledge of guns and ammo? Each week Widener’s provides a new history article for you to sink your teeth into. Get your history fix on the Widener’s blog! Be sure to check out our history articles and share the information with your friends and family if you find it helpful.

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The Guns Of Pale Rider

Clint Eastwood is both the director and star in this traditional Western from 1985. The movie has everything that his fans have come to expect including action, drama, and plenty of guns of Pale Rider. This time he plays a reticent stranger, called Preacher, who says little but carries a big stick (literally). Early in […]

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The Guns Of John Wick

The John Wick trilogy focuses on the life of a retired assassin who attempts to leave his past behind. An assassin who was once so deadly and untouchable that no one dared speak his name for fear of invoking Baba Yaga (the boogie-man). The untouchable becomes touched by the life and love of a woman […]

a photo of the outlaw josey Wales with a gun

Josey Wales Guns

One thing you can count on from any of Clint Eastwood’s early films is action and a fair amount of gunplay. You can also bet your last nickel that you’ll be treated to a few steely-eyed, squinty stares. Cold, hard looks that can make even the toughest of the Western bad guys think twice about […]

an illustration depicting the 2019 film entitled 1917

The Guns Of ‘1917’

It was called “the war to end all wars,” and one can easily understand the reasoning. After all, how could any future conflict compare? It was a tragedy that played out on the world’s stage. Costing the lives of 13 million civilians, nine million soldiers, and millions more as a result of genocides and the […]

cost of guns and ammo 1950 vs 2020

1950 VS 2020: The Price of Guns and Ammo 

Many Americans old enough to remember the postwar 1950s think of those years with great fondness. After all, these were peaceful times when conformity and uniformity were common, and every family portrayed on television–families in which men worked and women tended the house and children–had smaller problems and plenty of support to get through them. […]