Germany - Forgotten Weapons

Book Review: History Writ in Steel

November 1, 2012 Ian McCollum 0

We have probably out most specialized book yet for you today, entitled History Writ in Steel: German Police Markings 1900-1936. As the title suggests, it is about firearms (and to a lesser extent bayonets. rifles, […]

German Magazine Mistake

October 30, 2012 Ian McCollum 11

A piece of unusual trivia today. Magazines for the German StG44 were marked with the rifle’s designation in addition to the manufacturer’s code. Well, the gun started out life as the MP43 in 1943, and […]

Book Review: Borchardt & Luger Automatic Pistols

October 18, 2012 Ian McCollum 10

The Luger pistol is one of the most iconic firearms ever built, and has been a favorite of collectors for many decades. Not surprisingly, there is a lot of literature out there on the Luger […]

German Jager Pistol Video

October 8, 2012 Ian McCollum 16

Remember, today is your last chance to enter our DVD giveaway and get some cool free stuff! We’re drawing the two winners tomorrow, so if you haven’t entered yet, check out the contest page ASAP! […]

“Enemy Weapons” of Germany – Part V

October 5, 2012 Ian McCollum 5

Don’t forget, there are still several days to enter our DVD giveaway – we’re giving away two copies of our recent Machine Gun Manuals DVD (worth forty bucks each!) – and you can get one!. […]

Book Review: Deutsche Fertigungskennzeichen bis 1945

October 4, 2012 Ian McCollum 6

Anyone who has looked at German arms and militaria from WWII and the years prior will be familiar with the 3-letter (or number) code system used to obscure where production was taking place. The more […]

Vintage Saturday: Overkill

September 29, 2012 Ian McCollum 11

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.

Zielfeuergerät 38 Training Machine Gun

September 26, 2012 Ian McCollum 12

The subject of training machine guns is one of the areas that is particularly difficult to find information on – most folks aren’t even aware of their existence. The one we’re looking at today, the […]

Vintage Saturday: Worst-Smelling Pillbox Evar

September 1, 2012 Ian McCollum 11

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!

Mauser Volkspistole

August 20, 2012 Ian McCollum 20

We have another experimental German WWII piece for you today, Mauser’s last-ditch “Volkspistole”. It was developed at the end of the war as an extremely inexpensive home guard weapon, although how much use a pistol […]