Collectable Guns


Featured Gun: Scarce Winchester M1 Garand For Sale!

A truly iconic rifle and undisputed World War II champion, the M1 Garand asserted its dominance on the battlefields in both the Pacific theater and Europe. Heralded by General George S. Patton as the “greatest battle implement ever devised,” the M-1 Garand was the world’s first successfully fielded semi-automatic rifle. American soldiers raved about its […]

Featured Gun for Sale: Parker Brothers Under Lifter Dollar Grade

    Parker shotguns are prized by collectors as being one of the finest shotguns ever built in the world. These handcrafted sporting arms trace their origin to just after the American Civil War when Charles Parker and his sons went into the firearm business. The family formed Parker Bros., and eventually became renowned for […]

A Brief History of the M-1 Garand

By James Martineau, Heralded by General George S. Patton as the “greatest battle implement ever devised,” the M-1 Garand was the world’s first successfully fielded semi-automatic rifle. The ability to fire semi automatically from an eight round fixed magazine loaded by an en bloc clip put the United States at an advantage compared to other […]

A Few Thoughts on the Relevance of the Browning Hi-Power

By James Martineau, Among the most popular of pistols throughout the last century has been Browning’s Hi-Power. Highly popular in both military, LE and civilian circles, the Hi-Power proved itself in combat and competition. It was developed by John Browning and began production in 1936. The Hi-Power was innovative as it employed a double stack […]

A Brief Overview of Late 19th Century French Revolvers

By James Martineau, With the sound defeat of the French Army by the new Imperial German Army in 1870, the French military found the need to update its arsenal. The results were double-action revolvers comparable to other military service revolvers that were popular within Europe during the late 19th century. The two models developed in […]

The M1895 Nagant: is it Collection Worthy?

By Brandon Wenschlag Here at D4, we get a wide variety of collectors firearms, including an occasional M1895 Nagant. For some, this revolver is a curiosity but does not draw the interest of collectors like Colt, Smith & Wesson or Webley revolvers of the same era. However, the Nagant has an extensive history spanning from […]

Featured Gun: RARE North Korean SKS Type 63

Finding a firearm made in North Korea outside of the isolated communist nation is uncommon. The country does not export weapons or much else for that matter. To find one outside North Korea available for sale and information about how it was produced is challenging for any researcher. However, D4 Guns happens to have a […]

Western European Late Cold War Rifles

  By James Martinreau, The experiences of the Vietnam War had a profound effect on the transition of the standard rifle cartridge in NATO from 7.62x51mm to 5.56x45mm. It was found that the M14 was too cumbersome and had unmanageable recoil when fired in the full auto mode. This combined with the need to carry […]

Featured Firearm: Henry Golden Boy Firefighter Tribute Edition H004FM

With 2020’s enormous and most destructive wildfire season ever recorded , paying a tribute to those hard working firefighters battling these infernos is expected during these trying and uncertain times. For firearms fanatics who wish to pay tribute to them, look no further than the Henry Golden Boy Firefighter Tribute edition. This lavish rifle, inlayed […]

Star and Astra Handguns in the Service of Nazi Germany

By James Martineau, With the conquest of France in 1940, Germany found itself sharing a border with Spain. Considering the Nationalist victory in the recent Civil War, Spain was sympathetic, albeit, not an active ally to Nazi Germany. Due to the increasing need of handguns to support the Nazi war effort, the Spanish Arms manufacturers […]

The Thompson Sub-Machine gun

The Thompson Sub-Machine gun AKA the Tommy Gun, is synonymous as an iconic American piece of weaponry that was romanticized by the roaring twenties outlaws, G-Men and the American soldiers that led the United States to victory in World War II. Outright, it is one of the most recognizable firearms in history and has only […]

The Heckler & Koch 93 (HK93)

The HK 93 is a semi-automatic version of the Heckler & Koch 33 based off the G3 rifle. It utilizes World War II technology with the Roller Locking System and stamped receiver. It also has a fluted chamber to add to the rifle’s reliability. In the mid to late 1960s, H&K developed the HK33, which […]

The M1919 Browning, A Piece of American Military History

The M1919 Browning, a .30 caliber heavy machine gun that was widely used during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The M1919 was utilized in the battlefield as a light infantry, coaxial, mounted, aircraft, and anti-aircraft machine gun by the United States armed forces. The belt-fed Browning machine gun was a […]

Colt 1911 Champions of Liberty Tribute Pistol

  The Champions of Liberty Colt Government Model 1911 .45 pistol is a truly elegant handgun that is extremely rare. Handsomely decorated in 24-karat gold and genuine wood grips adds another level of sophistication to this classic Colt 1911 pistol that would make any 1911 fanatic salivate. Only 500 of these tribute pistols were made […]

The Scottish Murdoch Flintlock Pistol

On a spring day in 1775 the first shot of the American Revolutionary War was fired at the Battle of Lexington. On that day, a rugged yet beautiful weapon was engaged in that first battle to mark a turning point that would alter the course of history forever. Historians believe that first shot of the […]

Why We Love Guns – Growing Your Collection

As American gun owners, we are passionate about our collections and finding the right firearms to add to it. According to the Trace, a study done at Harvard revealed that the top 14% of gun owners in America (7.7 million people or 3% of American adults) own an average of 17 guns. While this seems […]