Year: 2013

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Semiauto pistol

Boberg XR9-L Review

May 21, 2013 Ian McCollum 15
Last week I posted a review of a very much not-forgotten pistol over at TheFirearmBlog.com – a brand new Boberg XR9-L.  It doesn’t have any historical significance yet, but it’s a pretty interesting mechanical design, […]
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Submachine Guns

French MAS-38 SMG

May 17, 2013 Ian McCollum 39
In the early 1930s, France adopted a new standard pistol and a new cartridge to go with it – the MAS 1935 and the 7.65x20mm, closely patterned on the us M1918 Pedersen Device cartridge. They […]
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Prototype

8mm Kurz FAL Photos

May 15, 2013 Ian McCollum 21
As you may be aware, one of the very first prototype FAL designs was build for the German 8x33mm cartridge. The FAL was originally intended to be an intermediate-cartridge assault rifle along the same lines […]