Gordon's Gun Closet #22: Pirate Guns
It was Talk Like a Pirate Day this week here in the USA. ‘Tis a silly day, but we thought that since the latest episode of The History Files (#90) wa...
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Gordon’s Gun Closet is a show hosted by historian Gordon Frye, devoted to the discussion of historical and otherwise interesting weapons. There’s something for everybody, whether you’re a historical re-enactor, Steampunk, collector, writer, action movie fan, or RPG (both meanings) gamer. New episodes to be released every two weeks.
Gordon's Gun Closet #21: Appaloosa
Movie gun review time! The Western has seen a resurgence in recent years, and Appaloosa (2008) is one of the better ones. Starring (and directed by) ...
Gordon's Gun Closet #20: Glock
The Glock: it might not be pretty, it might not be a classic, but it’s reliable, safe, and it gets the job done. It’s one of the most popular handgun...
Gordon's Gun Closet #19: Victorian Military Firearms
The main segment of this episode was recorded at the 2017 Victorian Heritage Festival in Port Townsend, WA. As a field recording, the sound is a bit ...
Gordon's Gun Closet #18: Indiana Jones
He’s the archaeologist with the fedora, the leather jacket, and the whip. He’s the professor I wish I’d had in college, and he knows how to use a gun...
Gordon's Gun Closet #17: Guns of “The Outlaw Josey Wales”
He’s big, he’s out for vengeance, and he lets his guns do the talking. He’s the outlaw Josey Wales, the subject of a glorious 1976 Clint Eastwood wes...
Gordon's Gun Closet #16: Ferguson Breech-loader
The 18th century was the era of slow muzzle-loading rifles... until Patrick Ferguson came along with his revolutionary (pun intended) breech-loading ...
Gordon's Gun Closet #15: Watson’s Weapons
Recorded live at the Watson Washington convention on October 22, 2016 (not the 15th as mentioned in the outro). All about the kinds of firearms Dr. J...
Gordon's Gun Closet #14: Gunfighters pt. 2
Get out your six-guns for part two of our look at real gunfighters like John Wesley Hardin, Luke Short, and Jesse James, and the guns they preferred....
Gordon's Gun Closet #13: Gunfighters pt. 1
We love our silver screen gunfighters, but what was the reality? This week we look at some of the gunslingers of the past and their favorite shooting...