Accessories
Hatchet-Stock for a C96 Mauser
How’s this for something different…and maybe clever? I don’t have a source for these photos, and I can’t say if they date from 75 years ago or 75 days ago (although I would suspect newer […]
Germany
Accessories
Testing Reproduction WWI German Trench Armor
You may recall that a week or two back I posted a video on some German trench armor at RIA. Reading up on that set of armor led me to International Military Antiques, who sells […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Nazi-Occupation “Stomperud” Krag Rifle at RIA
When the Germans occupied Norway, they took advantage of the arms production facilities at the Kongsberg Arsenal to make a number of Krag rifles to their own specifications. They were made with a mixture of […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Hungarian WWII Rifles at RIA (35M, 43M, G98/40)
After the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Hungarian army was armed primarily with Steyr M95 straight-pull rifles and carbines, chambered in the 8x56mm rimmed cartridge. In 1935 they adopted a new Mannlicher turnbolt rifle, […]
Revolver
Model 1883 Reichsrevolvers at RIA
It did not take long for some of the handling problems of the model 1879 Reichsrevolver to become apparent, and the result was a redesign to the model of 1883. These new guns retained the […]
Revolver
Model 1879 Reichsrevolver at RIA
We are used to German small arms being highly efficient and modern for their times, but the Reichsrevolver is an exception to that trend. The first centerfire adopted by the newly formed German empire, the […]
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4-Shot Bär Pistol at RIA
The Bär pistol was designed as a compact gentleman’s defensive arm with a number of interesting features. These include twin barrels and a “cylinder” or chamber block, which held 4 cartridges in a single column, […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Dreyse M1860 Needle Rifle at RIA (Video)
The Dreyse needle rifle (or zundnadelgewehr, which translates to needle firing rifle) was a major step forward in military rifle technology, although it did not remain at the forefront for very long (much like the […]
Submachine Guns
Vintage Saturday: Cover
German soldier with a PPSh-41 submachine gun somewhere in Russia. Gotta be careful with those as a German; the drum magazine was a distinctively Russian feature and could lead to friendly fire incidents.
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Two More Nazi Belt Buckle Pistols
Every since the first time I was able to get my hands on an alleged Nazi belt buckle pistol, I have had a hankering to collect photos of as many of them as I can, […]