Submachine Guns
The Sneaky Silent Sten MkII(S) at the Range
Today we are taking an original Sten MkII(S) out to the range – something I am excited to be able to do! The suppressor on this Sten is all original, and about 80 years old…and […]
Month: November 2021
Submachine Guns
A Covert Weapons for Special Operations: the Sten MkII(S)
There are a fairly wide variety of silenced Sten guns that were made during World War Two, because many were needed for small Special Operations Executive missions. However, the British Army did also formally develop […]
Slow motion
The Schmeisser MP-28,II at the Range
We have previously looked at the original MP-18, the System Schmeisser improvement, and the followup MP-28,II design on the table – but we have not taken the MP-28 out to the range. So, that’s what […]
Semiauto pistol
Lugers for the Dutch East Indies Army
Note: When I say the double magazine pouch is unique for this model, I was not thinking about those issued with LP-08 Artillery Lugers. While the Dutch Army dithered over new pistol adoption, the Dutch […]
Conversion
A Police SMG Upgrade: the MP-18 System Schmeisser
When the MP-18 was issued by the German Army in World War One, it used the then-in-production Luger “snail drum” magazines. These were expensive, awkward, and generally not ideal. Once the war ended, Hugo Schmeisser […]
Single-shot Pistol
Fancy Martini-System Venus Pistole
This is a great example of an interwar single-shot fancy target pistol. It is chambered for basic .22 rimfire, and uses a Martini system of dropping breechblock to operate.