A Machine Gun on a Bicycle: The Vélo-Mitrailleur Blanchard
When the machine gun appeared at the beginning of the last century, researchers were made to enhance, at best, its mobility to keep up with the infantry during ... Read more.
Military History and Museums of Vietnam
In the past, the Indochinese Peninsula was a meeting point for itinerant people from China and India and South seas mariners. After 1801, the Nguyen Dynasty bec... Read more.
French Experimental Submachine Guns (1945–1949)
After WWII, the French Army was completely reorganised and wished to upgrade its equipment. Stores were filled with odd equipment such as obsolete French, Briti... Read more.
Experimental French Carbines: Development of Small Arms from 1948 to 1951
Experimented with since 1947, the 7.65mm cartridge was tested and compared to the .30 M1, the 7.92mm Kurz and the 7.5x54mm. Its results were better than those o... Read more.
FORGOTTEN WAR, The War Between France and Thailand (1940-1941)
French missionaries tried to convert Siamese people since 1550 but without success. One century later, they established some missions, and a Siamese delegation ... Read more.
The Burma Campaign: Myanmar Museums Highlight the Burma Campaign and Its Weaponry
Myanmar (Burma) was, in the past, a group of many kingdoms with a way of life guided by Buddhist culture, up to the 9th century. Later, populations coming from ... Read more.
Serbian History Comes Alive at the Military Museum, Belgrade: Discover Serbia’s Expansive Military History
I have visited many military museums around the world, but Belgrade Military Museum is one of the best. With 52 rooms it covers 2,000 years of history, and it p... Read more.
Tracing the Origins of the Knorr-Bremse Light Machine Gun
The history of Knorr-Bremse light machine gun LMG is a interesting, if a bit confusing ride through pre- and post-war European arms development. In the 1920's H... Read more.
Post-World War II French Light Machine Guns
By Jean Huon The post-World War II French program of infantry small arms included a light machine gun. Several models were developed. Automatic Rifle Châteller... Read more.
Hungary’s 39M & 43M
Story & Gun Photography by Jean Huon Machine Gun Designer Saw His Weapons Used by China, Japan, Columbia, Finland, and the Vatican Pál Király was a Hungar... Read more.
