Belt-fed - Forgotten Weapons

Swiss MG94 Maxim

March 13, 2013 Ian McCollum 5

When Hiram Maxim began building his machine gun, the standard cartridges of the day were still large (.45 caliber or thereabouts) black powder rounds. Maxim’s early “World Standard” guns were designed around these rounds, and […]

Belt-fed Madsen tank gun

December 7, 2011 Ian McCollum 6

We spotted this interesting gun at SAR West 2011. It’s actually a parts kit, as the sides of the receiver have been chopped up and discarded. But the remaining pieces make for a very interesting […]

Russian NSV .50 manual

May 6, 2011 Ian McCollum 1

We’re getting a fairly thorough collection of Russian weapon manuals collected in the Vault, and here’s another one that’s a bit less common. The NSV was the .50 caliber heavy machine gun chosen by the […]

Colt 1895 Potato Digger

April 20, 2011 Ian McCollum 0

The Colt Model 1895 was John Browning’s first foray into machine gun design, and based largely on his previous work with lever action rifles. The gun used a rather unique design, having a gas piston […]

RD-46 Manual and Photos

January 10, 2011 Ian McCollum 1

The Soviet standard light machine gun, the DP/DPM, was getting obsolete by the end of World War II. A mobile belt-fed gun was needed, and so the DP was adapted to that purpose. A top […]