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Month: February 2025

Semiauto Rifles

Small Arms History of the Falkland Islands Defense Force

February 12, 2025 Ian McCollum 1

Various militias existed on the Falkland Islands since its earliest settlement, but the Falkland Islands Defense Force of today traces its roots to the 1892 Falkland Islands Volunteer Corps. This force was equipped with Martini […]

Grenade Launcher

B&T GL-06 Launcher: Reloadable Less-Lethal for Police on a Budget

February 10, 2025 Ian McCollum 10

The B&T GL06 (Grenade Launcher 2006) was developed in response to a French tender for a riot-control less-lethal weapon in 2006. B&T had actually already been working on a less-lethal projectile system, which they call […]

Conversion

Deckard’s Pfläger-Katsumata Series D 5223

February 8, 2025 Ian McCollum 35

In the film Blade Runner, Deckard carries a pistol called a Pfläger-Katsumata Series D 5223 – a name created by the fan community to have the initials “PKD” after Phillip K. Dick, who wrote Blade […]

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Red Dots: How Cheap is too Cheap? (featuring Mike Branson)

February 7, 2025 Ian McCollum 2

I met up with Mike Branson of Gideon Optics at SHOT Show 2025. Today, we are talking about red dot price and quality. It’s easy to get a good red dot if you are willing […]

Select-fire Rifles

India’s FAL: The 1A1 Inch/Metric Hybrid

February 5, 2025 Ian McCollum 13

For political reasons, India decided to adopt the 7.62mm NATO cartridge when it needed to replace its No1 MkIII SMLE bolt action rifles with a modern self-loader. They chose the FN FAL as the rifle […]

Light MGs

Praga I-23: Prototype Belt-Fed Predecessor of the ZB26

February 3, 2025 Ian McCollum 52

Vaclav Holek’s first machine gun design for the Czech military was the Praga I, built in 1922 and based heavily on the Vickers/Maxim system. However, it became clear that the military wanted something lighter and […]

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Military History Visualized Joins History of Weapons & War

February 2, 2025 Ian McCollum 2

Subscribe today: http://weaponsandwar.tv Join us on the History of Weapons & War and enjoy knowing that you are supporting ten of the finest historical and educational channels outside the restrictions of YouTube! We are excited […]

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Primary Arms’ HTX-1: A Completely US-Made Red Dot Sight

February 1, 2025 Ian McCollum 2

Primary Arms just recently announced their HTX-1 red dot, and it sounds pretty cool. From a technical perspective, it has a lot of good points – a clever adapter plate mounting system, two different reticles, […]

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