Semiauto pistol
Laugo Alien at the Range
Today we are taking the Laugo Alien out to the range – let’s see if the hype is real!
Handgun
Semiauto pistol
Laugo Alien: Real Innovation in Modern Handgun Design
The Laugo Alien is a pistol developed recently, and only introduced in 2018. Its lead designer was Ján Lučansky, who was also heavy involved in the CZ Scorpion carbine/SMG. The Alien is a significantly different […]
Antiques
The Sure Defender: An O.G. Knuckleduster Knife Gun
One of the early combination self-defense guns was the “Sure Defender”, with a combination of brass knuckles, a small and finicky wavy-bladed dagger, and a single shot percussion pistol barrel. The rather complex process for […]
Gunsmithing
Lindner’s Improbable Tube-Fed Striker-Fired Caseless Ammo Revolver
Edward Lindner was a Bavarian-born gunsmith who spent much of his professional life in the United States. He was granted no less than 13 firearms patents, and was involved in some very forward-thinking designs. Among […]
Gunsmithing
Unique L-35 Lahti Target Pistol with Stock & Bipod
The Lahti L-35 pistol was adopted by the Finnish military with the intention of it replacing the Luger, although production was never great enough to accomplish that goal. Early in its production, a couple of […]
Semiauto pistol
Portuguese Army Lugers: From Manuel II to World War Two
Portugal first tested the Luger pistol in 1901, and its commission on self-loading pistols recommended the design for adoption in 1904. No money was available at the time, but a second commission again recommended the […]
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 […]
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.
Semiauto pistol
Politicians Ruin Everything: Dutch Luger Trials
The Dutch military started looking for semiauto pistols to replace its aging revolvers around 1899. They tested all the early models; the Roth, Borchardt, Mauser and Mannlicher – and then they obtained a Borchardt-Luger (aka, […]
Semiauto pistol
Krieghoff: Lugers for the Luftwaffe
One of the scarce, small-production manufacturers of the Luger is Krieghoff – Heinrich Krieghoff to be exact. Kreighoff Waffenfabrik was a smallish arms company that wanted to get into major contracts with the rearming German […]