Semiauto pistol
Laugo Alien: Mud Test
Is the Laugo Alien a rugged an unstoppable HiLux or a fastidious Maserati? I would like to use it as a go-to competition pistol for matches like Finnish Brutality and Desert Brutality, but first I […]
Semiauto pistol
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!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Competition
BUG Match with a 98-Year-Old 6.35mm Le Français
Today I’m at the BackUp Gun Match in Tucson with a first model Le Français made in 1923. This is an early French semiauto pistol design intended for pocket carry. It has a 7-round magazine […]
Engraved
Personalized 1911s from the WW1 American Expedition to Siberia
At the end of the Great War, the United States sent several thousand soldiers to eastern Siberia, to protect war supplies from the Red Russian forces and to help rescue the Czechoslovak Legion. Also known […]