Submachine Guns
Vintage Saturday: Overkill
The German has a rather uncommon Erma MP-35, and judging from the can the unfortunate fellow in the grass was carrying magazines for a DP-28.
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cannon
Vintage Saturday: Danish Technical
Yep, it’s a 20mm Madsen automatic cannon – circa 1936. And check out that bull bar in front!
Heavy MGs
Vintage Saturday: More Firepower
An AA quad Maxim emplacement in Moscow, circa 1942.
Light MGs
Vintage Saturday: Easy Rider
The gun is an LMG-25…and I have no idea what the bike is.
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Vintage Saturday: Worst-Smelling Pillbox Evar
The gun is a Modele 1931 “Reibel” – basically a Chatellerault 24/29 converted for vehicle and fortification use. Photo provided by Max Popenker – thanks Max!
Light MGs
Vintage Tuesday: Bren Gun at Tobruk
I was up late working, and suffering from writer’s block. So today we have a special edition of Vintage Saturday, on a Tuesday. Whatever problems you may be facing today, they aren’t anywhere near as […]
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Vintage Saturday: Japanese Holdouts on Mars!
Okay, it’s actually from 1940, at the Battle of Zaoyang Yichang in central China. Note the funky hopper-fed Type 11 LMG.
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Vintage Saturday: Is It Us, Or Did Gravity Get Stronger?
At first glance you wonder, “Why are those British sailors crawling around with their ship’s anchor?” Then you realize that they’re not sailors, and it’s actually a Colt 1895. The distinction may be lost on […]
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Vintage Saturday: For Queen and Country
I am not familiar with this style of handy card table Maxim mount.
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Vintage Saturday: Making a C96 look big
Chinese guerrilla fighter, circa 1939. Today, she’d be an Olympic gymnast.