Videos tagged with Ivor Johnson Top Break

This video explores eight firearms making a surprising comeback, highlighting their historical significance, technical merits, and renewed popularity among collectors and shooters. It details how models like the High Standard Supermatic Citation, Ivor Johnson revolvers, and Star BM pistols, once overlooked or obsolete, are now being re-evaluated for their quality, performance, and historical value. The resurgence is driven by a community rediscovery rather than manufacturer revival, with prices and demand increasing for these once-forgotten firearms.

This Q&A session from InRangeTV delves into the practicalities of firearms and ammunition in the Old West. It compares historical ammunition costs to modern equivalents, discusses the prevalence and practicality of various firearms like the Colt Single Action Army and Smith & Wesson top breaks, and explores how people carried their firearms. The discussion also touches on the transition from cap-and-ball to cartridge firearms, the reasons behind rimfire's decline in larger calibers, and the cultural influences on firearm carry methods.