Frederick Allen Archives | The Saturday Evening Post

Images of Firearms from Post’s Past

In the Nov/Dec issue of The Saturday Evening Post, Frederick Allen examines the United States’ complicated history with firearms in his story “Guns & America.” Here are some classic Post covers (including one by Norman Rockwell) to illustrate how our magazine has represented guns since 1900.

cover image — Duck Hunter and Dog
Paul Bransom
October 1, 1929

cover image — Something Went Bump in the Night
WM. Meade Prince
October 11, 1924

cover image — Last Days of the Duello in Congress
June 23, 1900

cover image — Hunter & Dog in Field
J.F. Kernan
November 9, 1935

cover image — No Hunting
Douglas Crockwell
October 28, 1939

cover image — Jungle Commando
Mead Schaeffer
October 24, 1942

cover image — Patient Dog
John Atherton
December 12, 1942

cover image — Civil War Vet on Fourth of July
Norman Rockwell
July 21, 1921