I was recently lucky enough to acquire some WW2 Widdis Diamond X Type 1.5 volt batteries designed for use in field phones and signal lamps. As I can’t find any examples of them online I’d thought I would share some photos here along with a quick history of the company. …
A History in Two Parts The beginnings of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1866 and its first rifle, the Model 1866, are more than a decade long and follow the development of the repeating rifle and Oliver F. Winchester through several companies. I have split this history into two …
A Brief History In 1854 Jacob Schuyler, Marcellus Hartley and Malcolm Graham began a partnership importing sporting goods from Europe and selling them in the U.S.A. By 1860 the partners had become the largest firearm dealers in America. When the civil war began in the U.S. in 1861 Hartley was …
