A Tiffany-decorated revolver at the Metropolitan Museum of Art still fires; the silver never made it handle better, and that tension defines a whole collecting field. This article follows it through Holland & Holland’s London benches, Peter Hofer’s two-pound double rifle, and the quiet Swiss house of Mueller Murgenthal, then turns practical for buyers.
Patton’s famous jab at pearl-handled pistols started an argument collectors are still having. This guide covers the history behind ivory, pearl, stag and early plastic grips, how to tell real from imitation, and the legal homework that now comes with buying or selling them.
Factory cutaway guns were built in batches of a few dozen to teach armorers and sell hardware, and most were destroyed when the job was done. This article traces where cutaways and display firearms came from and explains why the survivors often cost more than the working guns they were built to demonstrate.
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