I don’t envy that kid having to fire that M38…
Vintage Saturday – Russian Partisans with a Maxim
Light MGs
DTM: The Soviet Tank Version of the DP-27 LMG
Almost as soon as the Degtyarev DP-27 was put into Soviet military service, variations were developed for aircraft (DA) and tank (DT) use. The tank pattern we have here is actually a later improved DTM […]
Handgun
RIA: Stocked FN Model 1903
The FN Model 1903 was a Belgian-made scaled-up version of John Browning’s model 1903 pocket hammerless pistol. The pocket hammerless was made in .32 ACP and .380 calibers for (primarily) the civilian market in the […]
Heavy MGs
Goryunov SG43: Russia Replaces the Maxim
The Russian M1910 Maxim was clearly obsolete in the 1930s, and the Soviet military developed a replacement for it – the Degtyarev DS-39. These performed well in testing, but several major flaws were revealed when […]
Could you post me anything you have on the welrod please
We will be getting some more Welrod info in the next couple months, if things go as planned.
Feh!!! I shoot my M-38 all the time!! The muzzle blast is kind of fierce. You get a basketball sized sphere of flame, but the recoil isn’t bad at all!!! No worse that any .30 Cal hunting rifle I’ve ever owned, and FAR less than my Fiancee’s SVD!!!
Sure, but you and I are a bit bigger than that kid.
My M44 actually knocked one of my skinny friends down once…..