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Home2018February

Month: February 2018

Bolt Action Rifles

A Rare World War One Sniper’s Rifle: Model 1916 Lebel

February 28, 2018 Ian McCollum 9

Unlike Great Britain and Germany, the French military never developed a formal sniper doctrine during World War One – they had no dedicated schools or instruction manuals for that specialty. The three major arsenals did […]

Light MGs

Custom Transferrable 7mm BAR

February 27, 2018 Ian McCollum 16

Want to play He-Man shooting a BAR from the shoulder? This one has been built for just that purpose. It’s chambered in 7x57mm for reduced recoil, has a 21” barrel to improve handling, a custom […]

Bolt Action Rifles

Lee Metford MkI*: Britain’s First Repeating Rifle (Almost)

February 26, 2018 Ian McCollum 22

The first repeating rifle adopted by the British military was the Lee-Metford MkI, or as it was later redesigned, the Magazine Rifle MkI. This design combined the cock on closing action and detachable box magazine […]

Antiques

King Louis XV’s Magnificent Engraved Lorenzoni Rifle

February 25, 2018 Ian McCollum 13

This Lorenzoni-pattern rifle was presented to King Louis XV of France in the mid 1700s, and is an exquisite example of firearms deemed suitable for royalty at the height of the European kings. It is […]

Select-fire Rifles

Valmet M71 – How Does it Shoot in Full Auto?

February 24, 2018 Ian McCollum 20

The Valmet M71 was introduced as a commercial export rifle in 1971, and was the first AK available on the commercial market in the United States and Europe. It was offered in both .223 and […]

Semiauto pistol

Military SIG P-49 Variations

February 23, 2018 Ian McCollum 11

When looking at P-49 (aka SIG 210) pistols used by the Swiss military, there are five distinct groups, with different characteristics. Today we will be showing you these differences, as well as a few features […]

Bayonet

Forgotten Weapons Short: Yataghan Bayonets

February 22, 2018 Ian McCollum 17

What is the explanation for the odd recurved Yataghan-style bayonet popular through the second half of the 19th century? It may have been named after a Turkish sword, but it doesn’t really match that pattern […]

Book review

Book Review – The P38 Pistol by Alexander Krutzek

February 21, 2018 Ian McCollum 28

Get your copy here! If you have been looking for a comprehensive reference work on the P38 pistol but balked at paying $400 for the out-of-print three volumes by Warren Buxton, the solution is here. […]

Uncategorized

Who is Springfield Armory? A Tale of Two Entities

February 20, 2018 Ian McCollum 19

Today we will take a look at the history of Springfield Armory – both the American national arsenal founded in the 1770s and the commercial entity founded in the 1970s.

Prototype

Swiss Prototype von Steiger Auto-Ejecting Revolvers

February 19, 2018 Ian McCollum 33

In the 1870s, Switzerland was looking for a new military revolver, and they were particularly interested in finding a system which would allow faster reloading than the standard loading gate and manual ejection rod. A […]

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