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A podcast for enthusiasts about firearms, history, museums, and more, with a goal of providing an understanding of what it’s like to work with these items in an environment that is becoming less and less accepting of the scholarship and work being done in this field. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/highcaliberhistory/support
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Director of Collections and Conservation Michael Lavin, Conservator Dr. Chris Wilkins, and Assistant Curator Janene Johnston of Jamestown Rediscovery are the guests for this episode of the High Caliber History podcast. We chat about the tremendous amount of history and historic objects at Jamestown, including a 400-year-old roman lock pistol found …
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Kolby Lanham, History Researcher at The Alamo, is the guest for this episode of the High Caliber History podcast. We chat about a hugely ambitious project involving casting new cannons as well as an unlikely Alamo collector's big donation. For more info on The Alamo, visit: https://www.thealamo.org Support the channel on Patreon - https://www.patre…
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Danny Michael, curator of the Cody Firearms Museum, is the guest for this episode of the High Caliber History podcast. We chat about how he got started in museums, what it's like to do a complete renovation, and how curators get possessive and competitive with other curators. For more info on the Cody Firearms Museum, visit: https://centerofthewest…
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Guns associated with famous outlaws have always been popular on the collector's market. On today's episode of the High Caliber History podcast, we're going to talk about famous and rare guns that were never owned by Jesse James. I promise that sentence makes sense!Support the channel on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/highcaliberhistoryllcSnag so…
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This week's guest on the High Caliber History podcast is Jack Lewis, Director of Firearms for Lewis & Grant Auctions. Jack brings over 50 years of experience as a firearms and militaria historian, collector, researcher, and author. He is 2nd generation in this business and his son Bill is 3rd generation. Jack has been involved in some of the most i…
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A lot of inventions flop, and firearms aren't immune to this. Find out about 16 failed revolver designs in this episode of the High Caliber History podcast! Support the channel on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/highcaliberhistoryllc Snag some HCH merch - https://teespring.com/stores/high-caliber-history HCH patches & stickers - https://www.highc…
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19: Unlikely Inventor of Percussion Ignition
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If you were to guess about the background and professional life of the man who is credited with inventing the percussion ignition system, it's highly unlikely that you'd get it right. Find out what he did for a living and why he branched out into arms design in this episode of the High Caliber History podcast! Support the channel on Patreon - https…
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This week's guest on the High Caliber History podcast is Martin K.A. Morgan, an author and historian who specializes in American and military history. He leads battlefield tours around the world, is the author of two World War II books, contributes to more than half a dozen magazines, has served as Historical Consultant & Technical Advisor on the g…
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This week's guest on the High Caliber History podcast is Bill Harriman, an arms consultant whose career of 35+ years has included working with the Antiques Roadshow, the British Association of Shooting & Conservation, the Royal Armouries, and as an author of multiple books. Bill's books: The Bayonet - https://amzn.to/3bsTdcS The Arisaka Rifle - htt…
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This week's guest on the High Caliber History podcast is Lisa Traynor, the Curator of Firearms at the Royal Armouries in Leeds. We talk about historic types of bulletproof vests, their durability, testing them, and seeing if they could have prevented WWI. For more information, visit http://www.royalarmouries.org. To purchase her book, Archduke Fran…
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So you found a machine gun in granddad's WWII, Korea, or Vietnam footlocker in the attic. Now what? We'll talk about what you can and cannot do with it in this episode. Support the channel on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/highcaliberhistoryllc Snag some HCH merch - https://teespring.com/stores/high-caliber-history HCH patches & stickers - https…
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The search for winners of the first NRA Gun Collectors Committee “Best Weapons” awards from 1960 is the topic of this week's episode. There’s a special little twist to the story, so make sure you stay tuned for the whole thing! Support the channel on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/highcaliberhistoryllc Snag some HCH merch - https://teespring.com…
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The epic breakup between John Moses Browning and the Winchester Repeating Arms Company is the topic of this week's episode. We take a look at what caused the breakup, how the two moved on, and if they remained civil with one another when in public. Support the channel on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/highcaliberhistoryllc Snag some HCH merch - …
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This week's guest on the High Caliber History podcast is Paul Szymaszek of the Colt Archives. For more information, visit http://www.coltarchives.com. Support the channel on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/highcaliberhistoryllc Snag some HCH merch - https://teespring.com/stores/high-caliber-history HCH patches & stickers - https://www.highcaliber…
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This week's guest on the High Caliber History podcast is Rich Fisher of the Vickers MG Collection and Research Association. For more information on the museum, visit https://www.vickersmg.blog. Support the channel on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/highcaliberhistoryllc Snag some HCH merch - https://teespring.com/stores/high-caliber-history HCH p…
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This episode will take a look at the relationship between museum curators and private collectors. How they can best work together, what they need to know about each other, how their respective fields are changing, and what they need to do in order to ensure that both move forward in the most positive way possible. Support the channel on Patreon - h…
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The High Caliber History podcast is happy to welcome Joel Kolander, the Interactive Production Manager at the Rock Island Auction Company in Rock Island, Illinois, to this episode of the show. For more information on RIAC, visit https://www.rockislandauction.com. Support the channel on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/highcaliberhistoryllc Snag so…
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This week's episode is about Confederate revolver manufacturers such as Thomas Cofer, J.H. Dance & Bros., Griswold & Gunnison, Spiller & Burr, Columbus Firearms Manufacturing, Augusta Machine Works, Leech & Rigdon, and Rigdon, Ansley & Co. Support the channel on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/highcaliberhistoryllc Snag some HCH merch - https://t…
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Today's guest on the HCH podcast is David Kennedy, the Curator of Collections and Exhibits at the United States Marshals Museum in Fort Smith, Arkansas. For more information on the museum, visit https://www.usmmuseum.org. Support the channel on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/highcaliberhistoryllc Snag some HCH merch - https://teespring.com/store…
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6: World's Largest Private Gun Collection
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Today's guest on the HCH podcast is Jason Schubert, the Curator of the J.M. Davis Arms & Historical Museum in Claremore, Oklahoma. For more information on the museum, visit https://www.thegunmuseum.com. Support the channel on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/highcaliberhistoryllc Snag some HCH merch - https://teespring.com/stores/high-caliber-hist…
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5: Trapdoor Flintlocks & Rubber Bayonets
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Today's guest on the HCH podcast is Dave Maccar. He is an outdoor writer, gun enthusiast, and a self described movie nerd. Currently, he writes for titles including Coffee or Die, Meat Eater, and Outdoor Life. Support the channel on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/highcaliberhistoryllc Snag some HCH merch - https://teespring.com/stores/high-calib…
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This week's episode will take a look at the guns of the 1st Thanksgiving. We'll focus on the types of arms found in the New World in the earliest years and first century of existence. We'll look at what they carried, who carried them, where they carried them, and more. Support the podcast on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/highcaliberhistoryllc S…
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Today's guest is historian, researcher, and author Matthew Moss from the UK. Matthew runs Historical Firearms, contributes to The Armourer's Bench, and is a co-host of the Fighting on Film podcast. Matthew's books: The Sterling Submachine Gun on Amazon. The PIAT on Amazon. Real Time History projects: https://realtimehistory.net/ Support the show on…
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Today's guest is Miles Vining, one of the co-founders of Silah Report. He's here to tell us why we should stop referring to Middle Eastern firearms copies as Khyber Pass guns, plus plenty of other great conversation! You can buy Miles' new book, Into Helmand with the Walking Dead, on Amazon. Support the show on Patreon. Snag some HCH merch or some …
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Today's guest is Jonathan Ferguson of the Royal Armouries in Leeds, and he has the coolest job title in the museum world. Jonathan's books - The 'Broomhandle' Mauser available from Amazon. Thorneycroft to SA80: British Bullpup Firearms, 1901 – 2020 available from Headstamp Publishing. Royal Armouries website, where you can support the museum with a…
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Hi there, I’m Logan Metesh, your host, and I’d like to personally welcome you to Episode Zero of the “High Caliber History” podcast. Right off the bat, I want you to know that this is NOT a podcast about gun rights or gun control. If you’re looking for something that’ll give you insight into current legislation and statistics so you’re prepared to …
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