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Airtronics PSRL: An American RPG (with demo shot…for real!)

December 27, 2021 Ian McCollum 33

Thanks to Jeff Folloder and Airtronics USA, I have a chance today to look at and test-fire a PSRL (Precision Shoulder-fired Rocket Launcher) – in essence, an American-made RPG-7. The rocket we are using here […]

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Panzerschreck: Germany Makes a Bazooka

October 10, 2018 Ian McCollum 29

This Panzerschreck is being sold by Morphys on October 30, 2018. The German military first encountered American Bazookas in Tunisia in 1943, and quickly put in place a program to copy and improve on the […]

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Vintage Saturday: Seeds of an Idea

November 7, 2015 Ian McCollum 84

Point at Panzer, press button…

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The Ubiquitous RPG-7 (Video)

October 12, 2015 Ian McCollum 56

The RPG-7 is pretty far from being a forgotten weapon, but I was not going to pass up an opportunity to take a closer look at a live one. This example is one of the […]

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RIA: Gyrojet Carbine

August 27, 2015 Ian McCollum 53

The Gyrojet was one of the more creative and one of the most futuristic firearms innovations of the last few decades – unfortunately it wasn’t able to prove sustainable on the market. The idea was […]

Panzerschreck crew using an RPzB-54
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Vintage Saturday: Armor Terror

August 8, 2015 Ian McCollum 42

Technically speaking, Raketenpanzerbüchse 54, inspired by the US Bazooka.

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Vintage Saturday: Because Size Does Matter

June 15, 2013 Ian McCollum 34

US soldier inspecting a German Panzerschreck (left) and a US 2.36″ Bazooka (right).

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