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Craftsmanship or Bubbafication?
The other day I saw a post on a gunsmithing forum from a fellow who had picked up a somewhat rough but otherwise intact Argentine Mauser to modify into a hunting rifle for his wife. […]
Articles by Ian McCollum
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Forgotten Weapons Visits the Pattern Room
We took part of our recent European excursion in England, and part of that time was spent at the National Firearms Centre in Leeds, formerly known as the Pattern Room. The gun collection there was […]
Obituary
RIP, Dale Sandige
We are saddened to announce the passing of another great name in the firearms community. Dale Sandige, cannon collector extraordinaire, passed away last week on the 4th of June, 2012. Dale was a marvelous friend, […]
Vintage photo
Vintage Saturday: French Troops with an M1916 Cannon
We think the M1916 37mm cannon is just terribly cute. Here one is being used by French troops – note in particular the spare ammo in a belt. The same belt and ammunition was used […]
Submachine Guns
Franchi LF-57
The LF57 was the first production submachine gun made by the Italian Franchi company. It was introduced (as you might expect) in 1957, and was adopted by the Italian Navy a few years later, in […]
Book review
Book Review: The Evolution of Military Automatic Pistols
Today we have a book with a wider appeal than most, as it covers a broad range of different gun designs and has lots of good information for both the very technical collector and the […]
Submachine Guns
Italian FNA-B43 Submachine Gun
The FNA-B43 (Fabbrica Nazionale d’Armie) was developed in Brescia, Italy during World War II. The Beretta M38 series of submachine guns were serving very well, but the volume of guns demanded by the war allowed […]
Parts
Mystery parts
We have a couple unusual parts that we dug out of the bin and can’t identify – one is clearly a bolt and one a rear sight, but we have no idea what they came […]
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Chinese C96 Mauser Stock/Bayonet
Here’s an interesting item we ran across recently – a combination bayonet and shoulder stock made by the Chinese for the C96 “Broomhandle” Mauser (and also the TT33 Tokarev, I believe). This design is relatively […]
Vintage photo
Vintage Saturday: Japanese ZB
Japanese troops with a ZB light machine gun in China, circa 1937