Light MGs
Flapper Locking video
By request, today we’re going to look at one of the less common locking systems used in firearms design: flapper locking. The idea was first patented by a Swede named Friberg in 1870, but a […]
Articles by Ian McCollum
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Dolf Goldsmith and his 37mm Bofors
Dolf Goldsmith is one of the coolest old-timer gun folks we’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. Not only is he a bona fide expert on a wide range of firearms and a prolific author […]
Heavy MGs
General Purpose MGs
Pulemet Kalashnikova
Shortly after the stamped-receiver AKM rifles went into mass production, Mikhail Kalashnikov and his bureau of technicians and engineers produced what is arguably best general-purpose machine gun in use today. It was adopted into service […]
Commentary
It’s Like Christmas in December!
If you haven’t been paying attention, you should take note that Christmas in nearly upon us – we were rather surprised to realize ourselves that it’s less than two weeks away now. However, there is […]
Select-fire Rifles
AK and StG – Kissing Cousins
When people see the AK-47 and the StG-44 side by side an know nothing about their internal mechanisms, the nearly universal assumption is that one is a copy of the other. The overall layout of […]
Commentary
My New (Old) Carry Pistol
I recently picked up a new carry pistol…it’s about 65 years old, rattles a bit when you shake it, has a bit of pitting on the slide, and the finish is worn off all the […]
Commentary
Teri from NambuWorld.com
While we were at the SAR West show this year, we had the chance to chat with Teri, who runs NambuWorld.com. Teri is a Canadian collector who took a longtime interest in Japan and built […]
Heavy MGs
Vintage Saturday: The Female of the Species
When Nag the basking cobra hears the careless foot of man, He will sometimes wriggle sideways and avoid it if he can. But his mate makes no such motion where she camps beside the trail. […]
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Dolf Update
We don’t have details, but Dolf is out of surgery and in recovery now. That’s a big step forward, and we have high hopes for his recovery!