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Mauser Gewehr 41(M) Manual
Last week, we posted a video on the Gewehr 41(W), which was the first really mass produced German self-loading combat rifle. Well, when the Heereswaffenamt (German ordnance department) requested designs for what would become the […]
Semiauto Rifles
StG45 at an IPSC 3-Gun Match (Video)
The Sturmgewehr 45 (aka Gerat 06H) was the first functional roller-delayed blowback rifle developed, and it was slated to replace the StG44 as Germany’s primary combat rifle when WWII ended. We have a reproduction of […]
Anti-Tank Rifles
Vintage Saturday: PTRD-41 in Russia
“Fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is ‘Never get involved in a land war in Asia.’” I think the other was “Don’t count on an anti-tank rifle to […]
Semiauto Rifles
Gewehr 41 (Walther) Video
The German military establishment during WWII has a reputation for innovation and excellence, which is pretty well deserved. But even they produced some real goose eggs, and the Gewehr 41 is one of them. That […]
Select-fire Rifles
Itailian Cei-Rigotti Selfloading Rifle
Amerigo Cei-Rigotti was a major in the Italian Bersaglieri (light infantry) in 1900, when his innovative self-loading rifle design was first introduced. Unlike many or the very early semiauto rifle designs, the Cei-Rigotti is a […]
Semiauto Rifles
Prototype .280 FAL
The first prototypes of the FAL rifle were produced by Fabrique Nationale on the company’s own initiative in the aftermath of World War II, and presented to the British government for testing in early 1947. […]
Select-fire Rifles
X8E1 & X8E2 SLR Manual
Before the British adopted the FAL as the L1A1 rifle, batches of several different variants were made for extended troop trials. The first two were the X8E1 and X8E2 – the X8E1 used standard FAL […]
Semiauto Rifles
Sjogren Shotgun Photos
Thanks to reader David, we have several photos of a Sjogren 12ga shotgun. The Sjogren was a very early Swedish semiauto design using a recoil action with a fixed barrel. Most recoil orated firearms function […]
Select-fire Rifles
EM1 Photos and Manual
The EM1 was an experimental British rifle developed in the late 1940s, and was definitely the high-tech wonder rifle of its day. It was a bullpup-style design before that was a trend, and used a […]