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Swiss ZfK-55 Sniper (Video)

October 28, 2013 Ian McCollum 23
At the Rock Island Auction last month, there were several Swiss ZfK-55 sniper rifles up for sale. The rifle is basically a K31 action, with a bunch of modifications to convert it into a very […]
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Vintage Saturday: Marine Snipers

August 31, 2013 Ian McCollum 27
Soviet marines from the Baltic Fleet ashore at Leningrad, armed with PEM 91/30 sniper rifles.
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Vintage Saturday: Scharfschützen

July 27, 2013 Ian McCollum 31
German snipers of the Hermann Goering Division in Bautzen, 1945. Most have scoped G43 rifles, but the man at the far left has an MP41 (and a paratrooper helmet) and the third man from the […]
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Czech vz54 Sniper (Video)

May 27, 2013 Ian McCollum 15
While Czechoslovakia was a part of the eastern bloc, it did a pretty thorough job of developing its own weapons rather than use standard Russian designs. For example, the vz52 pistol, vz52, 52/57, and 58 […]
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WWI P14 Sniper photos

December 28, 2011 Ian McCollum 10
From our friend Steve Hill at Spotted Dog Firearms, we have a good set of photos of an original World War I Winchester (as a result of British trials, it was determined that Winchester made […]

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