Prototype
Madsen LAR: An AK for NATO!
The Madsen LAR (light automatic rifle) was an attempt by the main Danish arms manufacturer to get into the military rifle market after World War Two (they also released a bolt action rifle around the […]
Rifles
Bolt Action Rifles
Thorneycroft: A Victorian Bullpup Rifle with Volley Sights
The Thorneycroft was the first military bullpup rifle, developed in the United Kingdom in response to combat experiences in the second Boer War showing the British infantry rifles to be overly long and cumbersome. Scotsman […]
Bolt Action Rifles
The First Modern Military Rifle: The Modele 1886 Lebel
Get your “Only Dropped Once” shirt here, and do your part to push back against the stereotype of the French soldier! The Lebel was a truly groundbreaking development in military small arms, being the first […]
Semiauto Rifles
The .32ACP Dreyse Light Carbine
Manufactured by Rheinmetall and designed by Louis Stange, this light .32ACP (7.65mm Browning) carbine is a bit of a mysterious item. Very little written information exists about it, but we know it was sold on […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Steyr M30S Prototype: A Repurposed WW1 Improved Mauser
This rifle, as best I can tell, is a prototype model made by Steyr in Switzerland in the early 1930s for use in Hungarian military trials. The Hungarians were looking to replace their old 1895 […]
Bolt Action Rifles
M1903 Springfield – Stripped for Air Service
Edit: For additional information on these, including some unpublished documentation, see the C&Rsenal video on the 1903 Springfield One of the more interesting and unusual – and rare – variations of the M1903 Springfield is […]
Accessories
American Viven-Bessières WW1 Grenade Launcher
The standard American grenade launching system in World War One was the Viven-Bessières, borrowed directly form the French. It had been adopted by France in 1916, replacing copies of the British Martin-Hale rod grenades. The […]
Anti-Tank Rifles
PIAT: Britain’s Answer to the Anti-Tank Rifle Problem
The British began World War Two with the Boys antitank rifle, but like all antitank rifles it rather quickly became obsolete. The replacement for it was adopted in 1942 as the PIAT – Projector, Infantry, […]
Flintlock
Wilson’s Lorenzoni Repeating Flintlock Musket
The Wilson family was a gunmaking dynasty in London that began in 1730 when Richard Wilson was accepted as a Master Gunmaker by the Gunmakers’ Company. Wilson’s eldest son William Wilson would receive the same […]
Conversion
Navy 7.62mm NATO Conversion M1 Garand – Mk2 Mod1
When the M14 rifle was developed to replace the M1 Garand, is was met with some uncertainty by the US Navy. The Navy had a lot of things to spend money on, and not a […]