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 cou... Read more.
This Might Be Your Last Chance to Attend Dr. Phil Dater’s Seminal Silencer Technology Class
In all probability, this will be the last class that Dr. Philip H. Dater is teaching in. I’ll be presenting much of this course to back him up. Phil is fe... Read more.
Phoenix Defence Presents the Vickers Machine Gun Armorer Course with Dan Shea – November 2023
I’ve scheduled a Vickers Machine Gun Armorer’s Class for November, on the weekend before Thanksgiving, here in Henderson, NV. I used to do a week-long Maxim... Read more.
Book Review: Maintaining Classic Machine Guns
The machine gun collector community, as well as museums and forensic analysis institutes, have a serious lack of information on the accessories for historic mac... Read more.
Henk Visser Interview: Part II
Last week on SAR.com, we had the first part of the Interview with Henk Visser. We broke off the conversation with Henk as he started the discussion about the St... Read more.
Henk Visser Interview: SAR Talks Stoners, CETME, HK with One of the Founders of the Modern Small Arms Industry
Hinderikus (Henk) Lucas Visser was born in the City of Groningen, the capitol of Groningen Province in the northeast of the Netherlands, on 5 August 1923. Henk ... Read more.
M2 Machine Gun Quick Change Barrel: The QCB Variants
The major issue with the system, the biggest operator malfunction, and an issue since day one, is that the barrel is removed and installed by the operators in t... Read more.
State of the SAW: U.S. Ordnance’s Three Machine Guns
The SAW; the “Squad Automatic Weapon.” Looking at the photo above, astute observers will note, “Dan, that’s not the SAW, it’s an M240 machine gun.” ... Read more.
MK19 History & the State of the Art of Grenade Machine Guns
There are many early patents for weapons designed to launch explosive devices, but until the 1950s, the U.S. didn’t take the idea too seriously. With the adve... Read more.
Eugene Stoner’s 100th Birthday Event at the Institute of Military Technology
When it became close to Mr. Stoner’s 100th birthday it appeared the date would coincide with the 60th anniversary of the M16 and 40th anniversary of Knight’... Read more.
