Rule Number One: “Always Have a Sharp Knife” Spyderco’s Brouwer Knife
While the fictional “NCIS” character Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ “Rule Number Nine” is stated as “Never go anywhere without a knife,” and this is wise counsel, it’s actually paraphrased from the real “Rule...
Read moreShooting the Japanese Type 14 8mm Nambu Pistol with Steinel Ammunition
By Jim Dickson The Nambu Type 14 was adopted in 1926 as the service pistol of the Imperial Japanese Army and served as its military sidearm until the Japanese surrender in 1945. It was designated the...
Read moreA True Bespoke Weapon: The One-Off IKON G223 Micro Galil Pistol
The Six-Day War between Israel and Egypt, Jordan and Syria was fought from June 5 to June 10, 1967. During that conflict, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) captured thousands of AK-47 assault...
Read moreGuns for Hunting Dinosaurs
In the movie, Owen Grady, played by Chris Pratt, uses a Marlin Model 1895SBL. This gun is a redesign of the original rifle made in 1895. That was actually a remodel of...
Read moreBOOK REVIEW: Melvin Johnson’s M1941 Rifle
Although overshadowed by the far better known M1 Garand service rifle, the story of the Johnson M1941 rifle is an interesting part of U.S. military history. Melvin Johnson was the driving force...
Read moreWorth the Effort: Royal Thai Army Ordnance Corps Museum
Nestled between military barracks, headquarters buildings, officers’ clubs and canal systems in the Dusit District of Bangkok is the home of the Royal Thai Army Ordnance Corps compound. Unlike some of the...
Read moreWWII: You Know It’s Not Going Well When You’re Harvesting Unexploded Bombs to Make Weapons
By Michael Heidler The increasing air superiority of the Allies and their area bombing had severely damaged the German armaments industry and transport routes during the WWII. In the last months of...
Read moreNICS Checks Top 680,000 for Black Friday Week
NSSF, the firearm industry trade association, revealed that the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) completed 680,671 background checks related to firearms for the week leading up to, and including,...
Read moreAbhorrent Behaviors and ATF Form 4473
The 1960s was a tumultuous decade. The Vietnam War protests, the Woodstock Festival, the decade of “Drugs, Sex and Rock & Roll,” three assassinations, the civil rights movement and urban race rioting...
Read moreBOOK REVIEW: Post-WWII Military Cartridge Development for Ammo Enthusiasts
It has been said in regards to collecting, that your collection is only as good as your library. That is certainly true when collecting ammunition, and especially so with rare, eclectic military...
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