Semiauto pistol
H&K Mk23 SOCOM Development
The H&K Mk 23 pistol was developed in the 1990s for the US Special Operations Command and US Navy. The goal was to produce an “offensive handgun” that could serve as a primary armament for […]
United States
Prototype
AAI 2nd Gen SPIW Flechette Rifles
The SPIW program began in 1962 with entries from Colt, Springfield, AAI, and Winchester. The first set of trials were a complete failure, and both Colt and Winchester abandoned the project at that point. AAI […]
Light MGs
Knight’s Assault Machine Guns at the Range
Knights Armament introduced their “Assault Machine Gun” a couple years ago, and I had a chance to take both versions (5.56mm and 7.62mm) out to the range recently. The gun is the spiritual descendant of […]
General Purpose MGs
A Brief Introduction to the M240 Golf
The FN MAG was adopted by the United States military to replace its aging inventory of M60 machine guns. It was designated the M240 in US parlance, and first used as a vehicle-mounted machine gun. […]
Antiques
Morse Carbine: If the Army Says No, Sell it Commercially!
This carbine is lot #3208 in the upcoming Rock Island May 2019 auction. George Morse was one of the most significant American inventors in the development of modern ammunition. In 1856 he received a patent […]
Artillery
US Navy Driggs Mk IX 37mm Quickfire Cannon
This Driggs cannon and its accessories are lot #1117 at Morphy’s April 2019 auction. Developed between 1883 and 1889 by Lt. William Driggs and Commander (later Admiral) Seaton Schroeder, the Driggs cannon was an improvement […]
Accessories
MAC Operational Briefcase
This MAC briefcase, gun, and suppressor are lot #1063 at Morphy’s April 2019 auction. If a swanky outfit like H&K can make an “Operational Briefcase” with a submachine gun hidden inside it, then you can […]
Heavy MGs
Hotchkiss 1914: A French and American WWI Heavy MG
This Hotchkiss machine gun and its tripod are lot #2027 in the upcoming April 2019 Morphy auction. The gun that became the Hotchkiss 1914 and served as the bulwark of French and American forces in […]
Semiauto pistol
S&W 3566: An IPSC Game-Changer that Didn’t
This pistol (and its ammunition) is lot #2401 at Morphy’s April 2019 auction. In 1994, Smith & Wesson began shipping the Model 3566, a double-stack, single action pistols tuned for high-level USPSA competition. It was […]
Single Shot Rifles
Lee Carbine: Gunmaking is not for Sissies
This rifle is lot #1386 at Morphy’s April 2019 auction. James Paris Lee is known today as the inventor of the detachable box magazine, and the “Lee” in the “Lee Enfield” rifle system – a […]