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Brazilian LAPA FA Modelo 03

June 7, 2013 Ian McCollum 32

Today we have another article by Ronaldo Olive, reprinted with his permission. This was originally published in Jane’s Defense Weekly in 1984, when the LAPA FA-03 was still more or less in prototype phase – […]

T31: John Garand’s Bullpup

February 22, 2013 Ian McCollum 6

The light rifle program was instituted in late 1945 to develop a new infantry rifle using the T65 cartridge (which would go on to be adopted as the 7.62x51mm NATO-standard). Initially the project involved just […]

British EM-2

April 6, 2011 Ian McCollum 4

The EM-2 was the result of a British research and development program looking for a replacement for the venerable Lee Enfield rifle after WWII. As with just about every other country on the planet, they […]

EM-1 Manual

March 9, 2011 Ian McCollum 5

After World War II, the British began serious development of a replacement for the Sten and Enfield. A selfloading rifle was an obvious necessity, and they British took a lesson from German arms development and […]