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Die Hard Guns

Die Hard Guns

Anyone who has watched the original Die Hard film from 1988 has to get a chuckle from seeing it on a list of classic Christmas movies. After all, it has little in common with A Christmas Carol with its theme of redemption, It’s a Wonderful Life (appreciating what we have), or Christmas Vacation, a hilarious […]

WWII german pistols

WWII German Pistols: The Forgotten Sidearms

As World War II began in 1939, Germany amassed the most powerful and organized fighting force the modern world had ever seen. With one hundred infantry and six armored divisions, they were well equipped for the blitzkrieg (lightning war) that would overwhelm Europe and move through Russia a year later. Which WWII German pistols played […]

guns of indiana jones

Guns of Indiana Jones

Indiana Jones is one of the greatest movie heroes of all time. He’s scholarly without being stuffy. He wears a fedora better than any man since Bogart, and has a charm that didn’t crack even when he was about to get crushed by a boulder. Join us on an adventure as we take a look […]

James Bond Guns

James Bond Guns

Many tradesmen have very specific licenses. A welder needs a license to weld. A roofer needs a license to roof. A plumber needs a license to plumb. So what kind of a license does a super-spy need? A license to kill. James Bond has used his license plenty — for official government business only, of […]