Manuals
H&R T223 manual
There were a number of weapons used experimentally by small units of US military forces in Vietnam. One of the better known is the Stoner 63 system (which we will be uploading some material on […]
Manuals
Manuals
Mannlicher m/1901 manual
Probably the least known of the early automatic pistol designs is the Mannlicher. The design went through several stages, starting as blow-forward action, followed by a fixed barrel and finally a delayed blowback in several […]
Heavy MGs
Polish Hotchkiss M1914
After regaining its independence in 1918, Poland had a variety of weapons available to its armed forces, including the Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun. The Hotchkiss fed from 30-round feed strips, and was gas operated and […]
Manuals
How to Shoot a Sistema 1927 (or Colt 1911)
We have an old manual and a new(ish) one today. The older is a 1914 version of an official US Army 1911 manual. Not the 1911A1, but the original first variant. Need a ballistics chart […]
Manuals
BAR Base Shop Data
Back to something a bit more recognizable, we’re adding a 1943 copy of the M1918A2 BAR shop manual today. In addition to the usual assembly and disassembly diagrams and instructions, this also includes drawings of […]
Light MGs
Spanish Ameli LMG
One of the less well known firearms in the roller-locked family of designs is the Spanish Ameli (a contraction of “Ametralladora ligera”), or “Special Purpose Assault Machinegun”. Developed in the late 1970s by CETME, the […]
Light MGs
Madsen Light machine gun
The Madsen was the first successful light machine gun, entering production in 1902. It saw much use, but was an unusual design – basically a fully automatic falling block action. It used a top mounted […]
Manuals
Russian MG34 & MG42 manuals
In serious conflicts, there is always some use of captured enemy weapons on both sides. Sometimes the other guy’s stuff is better, and sometimes there is such a dire need for equipment that anything available […]
Manuals
Gattling manual
So, the Gattling gun isn’t exactly a “forgotten” weapon – it’s probably one of the more iconic guns made (or at least its name is). But the Gattling wasn’t the only gun of its type […]
Manuals
Johnson Automatic Rifle handbook
Everyone recognizes the M1 Garand as the iconic US rifle of World War II, but it had many competitors (you can see some of them in the M1 Garand Development section of the Vault). Most […]