Accessories
Japanese Aerial Gunnery Camera
I got an email recently from a producer of a TV program who is looking for a vintage photo of a Japanese aerial gunnery training camera – specifically a Type 89 Rokuoh-Sha: He wants something […]
Vintage Saturday: Mission Critical Equipment
A German WWI pioneer displays (rather sarcastically) the gear he has to carry – complete with wagon, ladder, 2-man saw, naval anchor, axe, sledgehammer, and pipe (click to see the full size version). The more […]
Browning 1919 Experimental Belt Box
About a year ago, I wrote a post about some Browning 1919 feeding devices that were patented but never went into production. Well, reader Alex found photos of one of them in the Springfield Armory […]
¡No Pasarán!
I’ve been doing some reading a researching on the Spanish Civil War in preparation for an upcoming month that will be dedicated to that conflict and the arms involved in it (which include virtually everything […]
Remington Model 8 Extended Magazines
After posting the video on the Remington Model 8 last week, we received an email from reader Rod, whose grandfather was an auxiliary police officer and something of a gun nut. One of his rifles […]
Swiss Stripper Clips?
I’m getting in a selection of Swiss straight-pull rifles to do some shooting and video work with, and to my surprise it looks like everybody is sold out of them (Numrich, Sarco, Liberty Tree, etc). […]
Vintage Saturday: Bark!
Finnish dog wearing a canine gas mask during the Winter War.
StealthGear Onyx 1911 Holster Giveaway
I recently reviewed a new holster for TheFirearmBlog.com – a pretty swanky hybrid kydex design by a new company called StealthGear. They’re calling it the Onyx, and I came away very impressed by the design […]
Old Tech, New Tech (Syria)
Is there a computer-using gunnie anywhere who has not dreamed of doing this? Yep, an old German StG-44 mounted on a set of servomotors to allow remote control movement. Complete with firing solenoid and a […]