Manuals
US Arisaka manual
During the Korean War, the US military converted thousands of captured Japanese Type 99 rifles to .30-06 caliber for use by South Korean forces. They also wrote a technical manual on the converted rifles, which […]
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Harrington & Richardson Light Rifle
One of the first things we put in the Vault some time ago were photos of many of the M1 Carbine development program prototype designs. Well, there were a couple guns missing, and I’ve got […]
German
Mannlicher 1910 automatic pistol
We have another addition to the pistol section for you today – the Mannlicher 1910 automatic pistol. I don’t have much other information for you, but this is an interesting and lesser-known contemporary of the […]
Bergmann
Bergmann Simplex automatic pistol
We’ve had the most common Bergmann pistol – the M1910/21 – in the Vault for some time now, and today it is joined by another of Theodore Bergmann’s pistols. The Simplex was a refinement of […]
Semiauto Rifles
Mauser 1905/06 semiauto rifle
The Mauser brothers are best known for their bolt action rifles and automatic pistols, but Paul Mauser worked on a semiauto military rifle as well. His design was a long-recoil action, and was not ultimately […]
Semiauto Rifles
US Bommarito semiauto rifle
The Bommarito was one of the many rifle designs sent to the US Ordnance Department when they announced a search for a capable autoloading rifle for the US Army. It was not one of the […]
Prototype
British .308 Sterling prototype
Here’s an interesting piece – a British prototype 7.62mm rifle based on the Sterling submachine gun. We don’t have much information about it, but that is definitely an FAL magazine and a Sterling grip and […]
Semiauto Rifles
Luger self-loading rifle
Not to be confused with the various models of Luger carbines produced in 9x19mm, this is an experimental self-loading rifle designed by Georg Luger for the German military. It uses the same toggle-lock action as […]
Patent drawings
Mondragon Rifle
The Mondragon rifle, designed by Mexican Manuel Mondragon, was the first semiauto rifle adopted by a national military. It was not particularly successful beyond passing that bar, but it did show the way of things […]
Manuals
New Manuals – Browning 1917 and RPD
Well, I think we’ve got everything up from the previous site now. If you notice anything missing or any bugs, please let me know! What better way to celebrate the launch completion than by adding […]