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Day of the Nighthawk

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  • Sean Rich, with Adrian Alford and Larry Harley behind him, stands at the ready, with ear protection, at the range.
  • The sleek black Nighthawk, complete with its signature black hawk on the handgrip. Nighthawk pistols are specialized, accurate pistols for competitive shooting.
  • Detail of the black hawk emblazoned on the handgrip of the Nighthawk pistol.
  • Sean Rich inspects the trigger and firing mechanism of a rifle at the evaluation tent.
  • A Conquistador Stirrup that covers the rider's toes, so that it can be used as a weapon, kicking his enemies with the sharp metal point.
  • A frightful WWI machine, the 1915 Vickers. At one point, ten of these guns fired for twelve hours straight!

  • On the Range

    Photograph by National Geographic Channel

    Sean Rich, with Adrian Alford and Larry Harley behind him, stands at the ready, with ear protection, at the range.

  • The Nighthawk

    Photograph by National Geographic Channel

    The sleek black Nighthawk, complete with its signature black hawk on the handgrip. Nighthawk pistols are specialized, accurate pistols for competitive shooting.

  • Detail Shot

    Photograph by National Geographic Channel

    Detail of the black hawk emblazoned on the handgrip of the Nighthawk pistol.

  • Eval Tent

    Photograph by National Geographic Channel

    Sean Rich inspects the trigger and firing mechanism of a rifle at the evaluation tent.

  • Conquistador Stirrup

    Photograph by National Geographic Channel

    A Conquistador Stirrup that covers the rider's toes, so that it can be used as a weapon, kicking his enemies with the sharp metal point.

  • Vickers

    Photograph by National Geographic Channel

    A frightful WWI machine, the 1915 Vickers. At one point, ten of these guns fired for twelve hours straight!

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