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Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Mossberg 500 is a line of pump-action shotguns made by O.F. Mossberg & Sons. The series includes various models of hammerless repeaters that all use the same basic receiver and action but differ in bore size, barrel length, choke options, magazine capacity, stock, and forearm materials. The models in the 500 series are 500, 505, 510, 535, and 590. The Revelation 310 and the New Haven 600 were also variations of the 500 series produced by Mossberg under different na …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Remington Model 58, also called the Sportsman 58, is a semi-automatic shotgun produced by Remington Arms in the mid-20th century. It was Remington's first gas-operated shotgun and was sold together with the recoil-operated Model 11-48. From 1956 to 1963, the Model 58 was manufactured in 12, 16, and 20 gauge until it was replaced by the Model 1100. The Model 58 was Remington's first-ever gas-operated shotgun. However, compared to the contemporary Model 11-48, it had sev …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisTrocaola, Aranzabal y Cia. was a Spanish firearms company that existed from before World War I until the Spanish Civil War. During the war, many companies went out of business, and later, Franco ordered several others to close down in an attempt to improve the image of Spanish guns in the world market. TAC was among the better brands of Smith & Wesson clones produced in Spain from approximately 1920-1936. These guns were imported into the United States in high volumes, …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Marlin Model 1894 is a lever-action repeating rifle introduced in 1894 by the Marlin Firearms Company of North Haven, Connecticut. The Marlin 1894 was originally patented on August 1, 1893, by L.L. Hepburn. With this design, Marlin simplified and strengthened the internal lever-action mechanism while continuing the practice of using a flat solid steel top receiver with side ejection. With the Model 1894, Marlin removed the rear-locking lug, which extended down into the …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Walther P38 (originally written Walther P.38) is a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol that was developed by Carl Walther GmbH as the service pistol of the Wehrmacht at the beginning of World War II. It was intended to replace the costly Luger P08, the production of which was scheduled to end in 1942. The Walther P.38 was in production from 1939 to 1945. Initial development of the pistol took place 1937-1939, culminating in the first model, designated Model HP or Heerespistole …