Rabu, 27 Juli 2016

The Gun Whisperer

Doug Wicklund, senior curator at the National Fireams Museum.Over the years Doug Wicklund has earned the nickname “the Gun Whisperer.” And once you meet him, you’ll know why. As a senior curator at the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax, Va., Wicklund oversees thousands of guns that span hundreds of years of history. We recently spoke with him about the museum’s extensive collection of …

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