Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Zastava AKs!

Vlad Onokoy, renowned AK connoisseur and TFB contributor , has a new book on the way. ‘From Balkans to Babylon: Zastava AKs of Yugoslavia, Serbia, and Iraq’ will be published by Safar Publishing and is now available for pre-order . It is the first English-language book on the history,...

By Matthew Moss

Freedom from Taxes Act Would Zero Out Remaining NFA Tax Burden

Rep. Lauren Boebert’s Freedom from Taxes Act would reduce remaining NFA transfer and making taxes to $0 and eliminate the Special Occupational Tax, sharpening the constitutional fight over the NFA registry.

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

POTD: S&W No. 3 First Model American – Revolver That Beat Colt

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Smith & Wesson No. 3 First Model American manufactured 1870-1872. This was Smith & Wesson’s first large-frame cartridge revolver and their answer to Colt’s dominance in military revolvers. The Model 3 American was revolut...

By Sam.S

POTD: Belgian Artillery Musketoon – Reconverted Flintlock

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Belgian flintlock artillery musketoon manufactured in the early 1800s and reconverted to flintlock. The reconversion indicates this was originally converted to percussion during the 1840s-1850s, then later restored back to flintlock configur...

By Sam.S

Book on Roman Republic Has Insights for Today’s Freedom Advocates

Miguel A. Faria Jr.’s The Roman Republic is not light reading, but it is essential reading for Americans who understand that liberty, civic duty, and historical memory are not optional. Ancient Rome’s fall from republican government offers a warning modern America would be foolish to ignore.

By David Codrea

POTD: Merrimack Southerner Derringer – Double Struck Marking

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Merrimack Arms Southerner derringer manufactured 1866-1869 with double struck “SOUTHERNER” marking. Merrimack Arms & Manufacturing Company operated in Newburyport, Massachusetts during a brief window after the Civil War. The...

By Sam.S

What Was the Best Sniper Rifle of WWII?

Editor’s Note: Especially adapted for The Armory Life from The Matchless Enfield .303 No. 4 Mk I (T) Sniper and Britain’s Elite Scout/Snipers Who Dominated WWII Battlefields Book No. 2 Mk II revised and expanded by Jeff John. Available at Amazon.com. I’ve long believed the En...

By Jeff John
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