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Manuals

German Infantry Weapons (World War II)

March 28, 2012 Ian McCollum 2

A little while back, we posted a US military booklet on Japanese Infantry Weapons from WWII, and today we have a similar booklet on German Infantry Weapons of WWII (also thanks to our friend Hrachya). […]

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So Many Collections, So Little Time

March 27, 2012 Ian McCollum 12

There are so many amazing collections out there that we need to see, and so little time to do it…     It’s all out there, if you know who to ask and can take […]

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Submachine Guns

Bergmann MP32 photos

March 26, 2012 Ian McCollum 3

We have a gallery of photos not of a Bergmann MP32 submachine gun, to add to the manuals already posted on the Bergmann MP32 page in the Vault: The bolt handle on the MP32 does […]

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Vintage photo

Vintage Saturday: A Gattling Gun Crew

March 24, 2012 Ian McCollum 1

  Look closely, and you can see the paraphernalia of Trapdoor Springfield rifles – cartridge belts full of .45-70, and socket bayonets on the belts as well.

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Book review

Book Review: Collector’s Guide to Imperial Japanese Handguns 1893-1945

March 23, 2012 Ian McCollum 2

Most folks are not familiar with the variety of Japanese handguns available beyond the basic Type 94 and Type 14 Nambus. James Brown’s guide to these guns is an excellent source of information, covering the […]

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Semiauto Rifles

Mystery Gun – Model 58

March 22, 2012 Ian McCollum 11

We received an excellent gallery of photos from a reader named Roberto, showing an interesting rifle that he could not identify. After some searching, we have decided that we have no idea what it is […]

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Light MGs

French 1923 LMG Trials Report

March 21, 2012 Ian McCollum 2

In 1923, the French military held a light machine gun trial to choose a weapon to replace the CSRG Chauchat. The trials involved weapons evaluations both by an expert committee and by 9 regiments testing […]

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Semiauto Rifles

Fedorov – The First Assault Rifle?

March 20, 2012 Ian McCollum 29

Today we have a couple more galleries of Russian Fedorov rifles, both from Russian museums. One set comes to us from our friend Hrachya, and the other is courtesy of DishModels.ru. The Fedorov is interesting […]

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Semiauto Rifles

Beretta M1918/30 and Beretta Bolt Comparison

March 19, 2012 Ian McCollum 6

This weekend we took a look at a Beretta 1918/30 carbine, as well as a couple later Beretta SMG bolts. The 1918/30 is rather unusual in that is was designed specifically as a semiauto firearm, […]

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Vintage photo

Vintage Saturday: Dreyse MG13 machine guns on cars!

March 17, 2012 Ian McCollum 7

Achtung! Ze Germanz are coming! Want more info on the guns? We have a Spanish manual for the MG13 in the Vault…

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