78 at the time of his death, Mahatma Gandhi was admittedly both old and thin. However, three of these underpowered little bullets fired from an assassin’s gun still nonetheless extinguished his mortal light in short order.
Historical Guns
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Dr. Dabbs – Bella Twin: The Tiny Little Woman and the Really Big Bear
Published: September 15, 2023 { 15 comments }When confronted with such an enormous predator at such close range, Bella and her buddy wisely chose to disappear into the wood line and hide in hopes that the big animal might just pass them by.
Marlin 444 Trapper – The Gun That Never Was
Published: September 10, 2023 { 7 comments }Assembled and complete, I now have a rifle that never was but should have been.
Dr Dabbs – The Winchester Lever-Action Anti-Aircraft Gun
Published: September 1, 2023 { 15 comments }With the aircraft about 300 feet off the ground, a .30-caliber bullet pierced the bottom of the fuselage, passed through Rollins’ right thigh, and then lodged in the left side of his face.
Dr. Dabbs – Rod Serling: The Voyage into the Twilight Zone
Published: July 13, 2023 { 0 comments }The Twilight Zone really did make you think. Like most truly revolutionary artistic endeavors, the show was the product of a singularly creative mind. Rod Serling was a remarkable man indeed.
Dr. Dabbs – The Indestructible Man: Sam Whittemore
Published: July 1, 2023 { 0 comments }We modern-day Americans stand on the shoulders of giants. We owe such a profound debt of gratitude to such men as these.
The M16A1 WannaBe From LRB
Published: June 11, 2023 { 0 comments }Building, shooting, and enjoying this LRB/Colt M16A1 gun has allowed me to learn and experience a little bit of history.
Dr. Dabbs – Child Soldiers: The Tale of Johnny Clem
Published: June 10, 2023 { 0 comments }Child soldiers are a blight in low-rent hotspots around the globe. Kids lack judgment, and all little boys are stupid. That’s why, in most civilized locales, you have to be a certain age to purchase alcohol or a gun. However, the world has no shortage of heartless monsters more than willing to kit out children to go forth and kill on an industrial scale
Dr. Dabbs – The Sordid Saga of Whitey Bulger
Published: May 13, 2023 { 0 comments }“Whitey” Bulgar cut quite the dashing figure in his youth, but the kid was a born thug and seemed drawn to the streets at a young age.
Major Aleksander Tarnawski: The Unkillable Polish Commando
Published: February 12, 2023 { 8 comments }On January 8, 2022, Aleksander Tarnawski turned 101 years old. 101 years prior he had entered the world kicking and screaming in Słocin in the Rzeszów poviat in Poland. Like most of the young males of his generation, Aleksander Tarnawski soon found himself swept up in the war.








