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Five designs.
A lasting influence.
The objects, institutions and ideas that shaped American gun culture.
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American spirit. Independent perspective.
Five designs.
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Colt 1911: a century of design influence
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The design archive
Icons, in context.
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Glock 19: the evolution of a modern icon
Austrian origins. A modern identity across generations.
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Winchester Model 1873: the legend behind the lever action
A Western icon, read through the historical record.
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M1 Garand: an American industrial story
The inventor, the institution and the industrial story.
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The details
tell a story.
Materials. Ornament. The human decisions behind the object. A different way to look at the familiar.
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Beyond the object.
Responsible Ownership
A household conversation worth having
Responsibility extends to guests, visiting children and the questions we ask before a visit.
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What counts as evidence?
A specification, an observation and a conclusion are different things. Good editorial work makes the distinction visible.
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Beyond the legend: reading the historical record
How archives and museum collections help us separate a familiar American story from the evidence behind it.
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Browning Auto-5: the silhouette that became an icon
A transatlantic history behind a distinctive silhouette.
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Good stories begin
with better questions.
Sources you can follow. Context you can examine. An honest distinction between historical research and hands-on testing.
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