Setting the Record Straight on the Fedorov Avtomat
Vladimir Grigoryevich Fedorov, born in 1874, would go on to create, disputedly, the first assault rifle in the world, the Fedorov Avtomat. Popularized by wester... Read more.
A Visit to Argentina’s Museo de Armas de la Nación
For my birthday this year, I had the exciting opportunity to visit Buenos Aires. Of course, visiting all of the military museums this city had to offer was a mu... Read more.
Bolt-Action Rifle Conversions Part III: World War II Edition
By Gabriel Coutinho de Gusmão (This is a multi-part series. Click here to read Part I.) In the last chapter of this story, we talked about the conversions pate... Read more.
Firearm Mysteries: The Hellriegel Submachine Gun
The Standschützen Hellriegel submachine gun could be considered the most notorious “mystery firearm.” Even before it’s infamous inclusion in the videogam... Read more.
Where in the world is the Luger rifle?
by Gabriel Coutinho de Gusmão Due to its popularity in recent media, such as its appearance in the popular video games Battlefield 1 and Battlefield 5, the mys... Read more.
Firearm Mysteries: The Faletans Saga
By Gabriel Coutinho de Gusmão Most firearms of the early 20th Century have worn faint, but discernable trails through history. However, there are some mysterio... Read more.
Bolt Action Conversions Part II: The Interbellum Offerings
By Gabriel Coutinho de Gusmão – In my last article, Early Bolt-Action Rifle Conversions – Automatic Service Rifles on a Budget, I began exploring the w... Read more.
Early Bolt-Action Rifle Conversions Part I: Automatic Service Rifles on a Budget
The first documented attempt at making a self-loading rifle comes from Austria-Hungary when Czech designer Karel Krnka attempted to convert one of his breech lo... Read more.
