A firing pin that remains visibly forward when a firearm is unloaded is a warning sign, even if the gun appears clean and undamaged. It may indicate a broken…
Coming across an old rifle in a grandfather's wardrobe, or uncovering a box of revolvers behind the holiday decorations in a suburban Brisbane garage, is more…
A shotgun rib is the raised strip running along the top of the barrel, providing the eye with a consistent sighting line. On many sporting and field guns, it…
Owners who inherited a firearm, found one in a deceased relative's belongings, or took possession of a piece that has been engraved over the years often assume…
A phone call, a key handed over, a garage cleared too quickly. When someone dies intestate in Australia, families often inherit not just a house in Brisbane or…
Corrosive ammunition leaves behind hygroscopic salts inside a firearm's chamber, bolt face and bore the moment it is fired. Those salts attract moisture from…
An old rifle, percussion pistol or military souvenir can look like a firearm while falling outside the legal definition used for licensing in a particular…
Pocket pistols from the 19th and early 20th centuries were designed in an era when concealed carry was often the only means of personal protection. Henry…
A gun that has been treated with a ceramic polymer finish looks strikingly different from the way it left the factory. Hobbyists, sport shooters, and tradies…
The small coiled spring inside a semi-automatic's slide is one of the most overlooked components on any firearm, and yet it carries enormous responsibility. It…