Manuals
FIAT Model 1924 Manual
My knowledge of Italian machine guns is rather lacking, so I was pretty excited when I received a copy of a FIAt Model 1924 manual from our friend Hrachya. However, it has really created more […]
Machine Guns
Medium MGs
Vintage Saturday: Join the Army, See the World
German soldier carrying a captured DS-39 machine gun and tripod over a pretty bleak steppe.
Heavy MGs
Book review
Book Review: The Fighting Submachine Gun, Machine Pistol, and Shotgun
I’ve really enjoyed spending this summer shooting some unusual old guns in “practical” type matches, both because it’s simply a lot of fun to do, and because I think it can really help give some […]
Caseless
TRW’s Proposed Caseless Machine Gun
TRW was a large engineering corporation which had decided to diversify into the arms business in the 1950s. Its first major contract was production of the M14, and its success in that endeavor led the […]
Manual machine guns
Union Repeating Gun
The Gatling is commonly seen as the first manual machine gun used by the US military, but it was preceded by several other designs, including the Union Repeating Gun. Also known as the Ager Gun […]
Medium MGs
Vintage Saturday: Fire on Ice
US troops manning a Browning 1919A4 in Alaska.
Light MGs
M1918 BAR – First Variant Photos
The Browning Automatic Rifle, or BAR, was a staple of American infantry forces through WWII and the Korean War, and has an outstanding reputation today. The gun was originally developed in 1917 and first fielded […]
Light MGs
Vintage Saturday: Desert Watch
British soldiers manning a post somewhere in Palestine. The Lewis gunner is adjusting his sights, while his A-gunner is ready with a new magazine. Three men in the background looking at something else, and using […]
Medium MGs