Parts
Roth Steyr 1907 3D Printed Stripper Clips
Thanks to Thomas for sending me a couple of these clips to try out, and sharing his STL files for them! Here are the files for anyone who wants to make themselves a few: Clip […]
Semiauto pistol
Semiauto pistol
Chinese Warlord Pistols: The Huge Shanxi .45 ACP Broomhandle
The “Pistols of the Warlords Kickstarter ends Friday night; don’t miss out! The best known and most highly valued of the Warlord Era Chinese pistols is undoubtedly the .45 ACP copy of the C96 Mauser. […]
Semiauto pistol
Finland’s First Domestic Handgun: the Ahlberg
In the wake of Finland gaining its independence, small arms were much in demand for the armed forces. Many rifles had been taken from Russian stockpiles in Finland, but not many handguns. Hugo Ahlberg ran […]
Crude Copies
Chinese Warlord Pistols: Massive FN 1900 Copies in .30 Mauser
It’s not too late to join the “Pistols of the Warlords” Kickstarter! The armies of Warlord Era China had quite a fondness for the FN 1900 pistol, but they also made extensive use of the […]
Competition
Shanghai 1900 Pistol-Carbine at the Backup Gun Match
Don’t miss the Kickstarter-exclusive version of “Pistols of the Warlords”! Today I am going to actually do some shooting with a Chinese Warlord Era pistol – a Shanghai Model 1900 Pistol-Carbine. As I described in […]
Semiauto pistol
Chinese Warlord Pistols: Shanghai Model 1900 Pistol-Carbine
Get in on the “Pistols of the Warlords” Kickstarter today! Not all of the handguns made in China during the Warlord Era were made one at a time by individual artisan gunsmiths. A few models […]
Prototype
Mauser 1912/14 Development in .45ACP
Mauser did not limit their Model 1912 and 1912/14 pistols to just being chambered in 9mm – they also developed a number of prototypes in .45ACP. Today we have a series of three such prototypes […]
Crude Copies
Chinese Warlord Pistols: the “Horn Grip Type”
Interested in these guns? Check out the Kickstarter for my new book on the subject, “Pistols of the Warlords”! In the course of researching Chinese domestic pistols of the Warlord Era, I sorted through several […]
Semiauto pistol
Tipo Alleggerito Beretta: Because Italian Gun Laws are Wacky
Today we are looking at two examples of prewar/wartime Beretta compact pistols. The first is a Tipo Alleggerito Model 34 in .380. This was developed because of a quirk in Italian law which prohibited the […]
Crude Copies
Chinese FN 1900s: From Wauser to Browningsbrowningsbrownings
Check out the Kickstarter-exclusive options for my new book, “Pistols of the Warlords”! One of the most popular pistols in Warlord Era China was the FN 1900, a compact and reliable officer’s pistol in .32 […]