Aircraft MGs
Hotchkiss Aerial Gun
We came across an interesting manual (in English, as a bonus!) for a variety of Hotchkiss machine gun which we have very little information on. It’s an aircraft gun, intended for use by the observer […]
Articles by Ian McCollum
Book review
Book Review: Veteran Bring Backs
The book (pair of books, actually) we’re looking at today is a bit less rigorous than our usual material, and more humanistic. It’s a pair of books entitled Veteran Bring Backs and Veteran Bring Backs […]
Select-fire Rifles
Italian Cei-Rigotti self-loader
We have blogged about the Cei-Rigotti before, but I figured I’d do a re-cap on it, considering the new information we’ve found on its caliber. I’ve also uploaded a gallery of photos of the rifle […]
Commentary
The Importance of Primary Sources
One of the problems when trying to learn about rare and unusual firearms (rare and unusual anything, actually) is the lack of primary source material. In other word, information about the gun written by someone […]
Submachine Guns
Reising M55 SMG Video
The Reising series are some of the forgotten weapons the were formally adopted by the US military and used during WWII without getting much attention today, being overshadowed by the Thompson and M3 Grease Gun. […]
Light MGs
Vintage Saturday: More BAR!
The BAR sure got around, didn’t it? This is a Polish wz.28 Belgian Modele 30 model in China (thanks to Leszek for the correction).
Handgun
Spanish Eibar/Ruby Pistols
Back at the beginning of the 20th century, Spain had a significant number of relatively small gunmaking shops throughout its northern Basque area. The area has been known for its metalworking resources and prowess for […]
Book review
Book Review: Borchardt & Luger Automatic Pistols
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 […]
Submachine Guns
Japanese Model II-A SMG
Japanese submachine guns are a particularly unknown corner of firearms history – the most common model is the Type 100, and ever it is exceedingly rare today. So we were pretty interested when we found […]
Light MGs
Bren Magazines and the Charlton Rifle
We see it a lot – folks wanting to convert their Enfield rifle to use 30-round Bren gun magazines. And it’s often a bit difficult to convince them of the complexity of doing so, because […]