bullpup
British EM-2
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 […]
Rifles
garand development
Czech ZH29
The Czech ZH29 is a meticulously made example of early semiautomatic rifle design. Made in the era before WWII when great care was taken in making arms, the only stamped parts on it are the […]
Prototype
French Experimental 1910 autoloader
We don’t have much information about this rifle, but we do know that is was a prototype direct gas impingement rifle in 6mm, built at the Puteaux Arsenal. It had an overall length of 50″, […]
Semiauto Rifles
French A6 Meunier M1916
The French military is the butt of quite a lot of jokes…I’m sure we’ve all heard the one about the great deal on French surplus – never fired and only dropped once! Well, when it […]
Semiauto Rifles
Howa Type 89
Not all interesting and obscure guns are a century old – there are plenty of guns in common use today that are not well known. One such gun is the Howa Type 89. It is […]
Semiauto Rifles
Howell Automatic Rifle
So, let us pretend we are 1940s British ordnance officers, and we need more automatic rifles. What are we to do? There is so much war material that needs to be produced, and we have […]
German
Semiauto Rifles
More Breda PG photos
The Breda PG was one of the first rifles we had in the Vault, but now we’ve found some much better pictures of one. Instead of vintage black-and-white, we now have color! You can find […]
Semiauto Rifles
Mauser 1905/06 semiauto rifle
The Mauser brothers are best known for their bolt action rifles and automatic pistols, but Paul Mauser worked on a semiauto military rifle as well. His design was a long-recoil action, and was not ultimately […]
Semiauto Rifles
US Bommarito semiauto rifle
The Bommarito was one of the many rifle designs sent to the US Ordnance Department when they announced a search for a capable autoloading rifle for the US Army. It was not one of the […]