Light MGs
Combloc SAW: Chinese RPD at the Range
I am excited to take an RPD out to the range today – I’ve wanted to try one for quite a while. The RPD is a very light and compact weapon for a squad automatic, […]
China
Light MGs
RPD: The LMG Adapts to Modern Combat
Today we are looking at a Chinese Type 56 RPD, but we will be focusing on the basic design and why it was adopted in the Soviet Union rather than the details of its use […]
Semiauto pistol
Chinese Warlord Pistols: The Huge Shanxi .45 ACP Broomhandle
The “Pistols of the Warlords Kickstarter ends Friday night; don’t miss out! The best known and most highly valued of the Warlord Era Chinese pistols is undoubtedly the .45 ACP copy of the C96 Mauser. […]
Crude Copies
Chinese Warlord Pistols: Massive FN 1900 Copies in .30 Mauser
It’s not too late to join the “Pistols of the Warlords” Kickstarter! The armies of Warlord Era China had quite a fondness for the FN 1900 pistol, but they also made extensive use of the […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Chinese Warlord Rifles: Hanyang Type 88, aka Type Han
It’s not too late to get in on the Kickstarter for Pistols of the Warlords! One of the biggest arsenals in China in the 20th century was the Hanyang Arsenal, built in 1890 by the […]
Uncategorized
Ian on the China History Podcast
Laszlo Montgomery runs the China History Podcast, and today he posted a show we recorded talking about Warlord Era pistols – but he also has a whole slew of material on pretty much every aspect […]
Commentary
Thunder-Studded Battle Pits: Nuances of Chinese Translation w/ Henry Chan
Interested in Chinese Warlord Era pistols? Check out my new book, Pistols of the Warlords! Henry Chan of 9 Hole Reviews was a big help to me throughout the writing of Pistols of the Warlords, […]
Competition
Shanghai 1900 Pistol-Carbine at the Backup Gun Match
Don’t miss the Kickstarter-exclusive version of “Pistols of the Warlords”! Today I am going to actually do some shooting with a Chinese Warlord Era pistol – a Shanghai Model 1900 Pistol-Carbine. As I described in […]
Semiauto pistol
Chinese Warlord Pistols: Shanghai Model 1900 Pistol-Carbine
Get in on the “Pistols of the Warlords” Kickstarter today! Not all of the handguns made in China during the Warlord Era were made one at a time by individual artisan gunsmiths. A few models […]
Commentary
How William Fairbairn Created the Modern SWAT Team in Warlord Era Shanghai
The Kickstarter for my new book, “Pistols of the Warlords” is live here! William E. Fairbairn is best know for his work with Eric Sykes and their “”Commando” knife design during World War Two. However, […]