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Vintage Saturday: More Firepower

September 15, 2012 Ian McCollum 16

An AA quad Maxim emplacement in Moscow, circa 1942.

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Vintage Saturday: No Such Thing as Overarmed

July 7, 2012 Ian McCollum 15

Well, Leszek in Poland has been sending us a bunch of great vintage photos, so I’m not going to have to dip into my own stash for a while: Yeah, you might not want to […]

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Vintage Saturday: Battle-Scarred Maxim

May 26, 2012 Ian McCollum 8

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