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Bechowiec: Polish Teenager Makes a Resistance SMG

January 25, 2023 Ian McCollum 14

https://youtu.be/vNoyjHwVCmQ The Bechowiec (or Beha) is a fascinating SMG produced in small numbers in southern Poland under German occupation during World War Two. It was made for use by the Bataliony Chłopskie (Peasant Battalions) by […]

Grenade Launcher

RWGŁ-3: Poland’s Riot Squad AK-Based Tear Gas Launcher

December 26, 2022 Ian McCollum 5

When Polish workers held massive protests in Poznań against the communist Polish government in 1956, the Army was sent in to quell the unrest. In the aftermath of these events, the government decided to create […]

Submachine Guns

Błyskawica: The Polish Home Army’s Clandestine SMG

December 23, 2022 Ian McCollum 13

The Blyskawica (“LIghtning”) is an SMG developed in occupied Poland to be issued out to Home Army units during Operation Tempest; the liberation uprisings planned for the advance of the Red Army into Poland. The […]

Grenade Launcher

RWGŁ-2: An AK/Mosin Hybrid Gas Launcher

December 19, 2022 Ian McCollum 9

When Polish workers held massive protests in Poznań against the communist Polish government in 1956, the Army was sent in to quell the unrest. In the aftermath of these events, the government decided to create […]

Select-fire Rifles

Bonus: MSBS Grot at the Range (Standard, Bullpup, & 7.62mm)

December 18, 2022 Ian McCollum 4

After touring the Fabryka Broni factory in Radom and filming the history of the MSBS “Grot” development, I had the chance to try out the rifle in several different configurations. We didn’t have time to […]

Grenade Launcher

RWGL-1: A Hybrid PM63/Mosin Gas Launcher

December 13, 2022 Ian McCollum 4

When Polish workers held massive protests in Poznań against the communist Polish government in 1956, the Army was sent in to quell the unrest. In the aftermath of these events, the government decided to create […]

Prototype

MSBS Grot: The Complete History of Poland’s New Army Rifle

December 7, 2022 Ian McCollum 9

The MSBS Grot is Poland’s current military service rifle, and has gone through several iterations in the many years of its development that led to its current 2nd generation form. It is best known in […]

Prototype

Poland’s Problematic First SMG: The wz.39 Mors

August 10, 2022 Ian McCollum 9

Designed by Piotr Wilniewczyca and Jan Skrzypinski starting in 1936, the Mors was Poland’s first domestic SMG. Polish police forces had purchased Thompsons and Suomi in the 1920s and 1930s, but the military still had […]

Museum Review

Virtual Tour of the Polish Army Museum

August 9, 2022 Ian McCollum 7

On my recent trip to Warsaw, I spent some time filming guns in the collection of the Polish Army Museum. In an effort to create something of a library of museum tours, I made sure […]

Select-fire Rifles

Mini-Beryl: The Carbine Version of the Polish wz.96

July 27, 2021 Ian McCollum 11

Yesterday we looked at the standard Polish service rifle, the wz.96 Beryl. Today we have the carbine version, the Mini-Beryl. Specifically, we have an early example, predating several of the mid-life improvements that were made […]

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