Slow motion
The Erma EMP at the Range
Having taken a close look at this original Erma EMP submachine gun yesterday, we are out at the range with it today. Like several of the interwar SMGs, the Erma was designed with a magazine […]
Germany
Submachine Guns
Erma EMP: Heinrich Vollmer’s Interwar Submachine Gun
Developed by Heinrich Vollmer in the 1920s, this quite distinctive submachine guns was marketed by the Erma company starting in 1932 and sold quite well internationally. This particular example was used by the German police […]
Slow motion
Doughboy Bringback MP-18,I on the Range
The MP-18,I was most likely the first true submachine gun to see combat use, issued in the final months of World War One to German Sturmtruppen. These guns were originally fitted with 32-round drum magazines […]
Semiauto pistol
Custom 1932 Longslide Walther PP For Swiss Target Shooting
In 1932, Walther made 10 custom long-barreled PP pistols for the Swiss target shooting community, sold through Glaser in Switzerland. These pistols had 127mm (5 inch) barrels chambered for .32 ACP, a fine satin “Verchromt” […]
Antiques
Mauser “Zigzag” Revolver Patent Model and its Unique Cartridge
The Mauser brothers’ first handgun was the single shot C77, which they quickly followed with the C78 “zig zag” revolver, so named for the cam grooves on the circumference of its cylinder. What we are […]
Antiques
Beautiful 16th Century Saxon Wheellock Pistols
Lot 262 in the September 2020 RIA Premier auction. Today, for your consideration and appreciation, a pair of late 16th century Saxon wheel lock pistols…
Engraved
Pistols for Royalty: the Mannlicher 1900 Standard and Magnificently Engraved
The model 1900 was a transitional pattern of Mannlicher pistol, intended to be an improvement over the somewhat clumsy and underpowered Mannlicher 1896. Only about 250 of them were made, with an eye towards military […]
Semiauto pistol
Walther PPKs on the Range: Comparing the .32 to the .380
Today I’m out at the range with three examples of Walther PPK pistols – one in .22 rimfire, one in .32 ACP, and one in .380 ACP. While the .22 is along for the comparison, […]
Semiauto Rifles
PCC Showdown: H&K SP5 vs Kalashnikov USA KP9 vs CMMG Banshee
Since SHOT Show this year, I have gotten three different 9mm carbines that are all interesting in their own ways. The Kalashnikov USA KP-9 is a virtual copy of the Russian Vityaz submachine gun, much […]
Engraved
Walther Q5 “Arabesque”: Art in the Form of a Match Pistol
Engraved pistols are not just the domain of antiques; they are being made right now, on the most modern platforms. This is the “Arabesque”, a project between Walther and Bottega Incisioni Giovanelli. The base gun […]