Episodes

  • 25: 400-Year-Old Pistol in the Well
    May 18 2022

    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 at the bottom of a well.

    For more info on Jamestown Rediscovery, visit: https://www.https://historicjamestowne.org/

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    59 mins
  • 24: Swedish Cannons & English Singers
    Aug 29 2021

    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

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    36 mins
  • 23: My Guns in Your Museum
    May 28 2021

    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.org/explore/firearms/

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    52 mins
  • 22: Rare Guns Never Owned by Jesse James
    Apr 26 2021
    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/highcaliberhistoryllc Snag some HCH merch - https://teespring.com/stores/high-caliber-history HCH patches & stickers - https://www.highcaliberhistory.com/store Be sure to follow us: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/highcaliberhistory Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/highcaliberhistoryllc/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/HighCaliberHist YouTube - https://youtube.com/c/HighCaliberHistoryLLC --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/highcaliberhistory/support
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    15 mins
  • 21: Antique Arms are a Family Affair
    Apr 4 2021

    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 important and high-profile sales in recent memory. For more information, visit www.lewisandgrant.com.

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    29 mins
  • 20: Failed Revolver Designs
    Mar 21 2021

    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!

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    23 mins
  • 19: Unlikely Inventor of Percussion Ignition
    Mar 14 2021

    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!

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    9 mins
  • 18: The Myth of Mattel's M16
    Feb 28 2021

    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 game series Call of Duty, and has been on TV shows on a dozen different networks.

    Martin's books:
    The Americans on D-Day: A Photographic History of the Normandy Invasion - https://amzn.to/37VuAEP

    Down to Earth: The 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Normandy - https://amzn.to/37RzTF5

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    1 hr and 2 mins