KNIVES OF THE VIETNAM WAR
By M.W. Silvet A great variety of blades were carried by troops in the field in Vietnam. In fact, there is ample opportunity for the collector to spend years ch... Read more.
GIMMICKS, GADGETS & GUNS
By Robert Bruce “In Washington and Saigon, and in countless laboratories, the search for gadgets was pressed hard during the Vietnam War years. To many in hig... Read more.
THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE M60 MACHINE GUN AND ITS USE IN VIETNAM
By Kevin Dockery There are few gun designers who can claim to have been as successful as John Browning. His weapons have stood the test of time and served the U... Read more.
“WE WERE SOLDIERS”: MAKING THE MOVIE
Lead Photo: Soldiers of the First Battalion, Seventh Cavalry, in a scene showing the savagery of the battle- as one man performs first aid on a heavily wounded ... Read more.
PHU BAI FIREWORKS ON THE FOURTH OF JULY: DAN SHEA INTERVIEWS THE MYSTERY MARINE
By Dan Shea Another snapshot of in-country small arms use- the infamous “Mad Minute” where everyone fired everything at anything outside of the safe zone. T... Read more.
NEW REVIEW: MARCH 2003
By Chris A. Choat TACTICAL ACCESSORIES FROM FOBUS USA First Samco (the parent company of Fobus USA) is proud to announce the introduction of their new line of t... Read more.
MITCH WERBELL’S SILENCED DESTROYER CARBINE
Lead Photo: An early varient of Military Armament Corporation’s Destroyer Carbine, featuring an M14SS-1 silencer. By Al Paulson As unconventional warfare heat... Read more.
40MM SHOULDER-FIRED GRENADE LAUNCHERS AND THE SEALS
By Kevin Dockery In 1965, SEAL Team One began receiving the M79 to arm their direct action platoons in preparation for deployment to Vietnam early the next year... Read more.
40MM LOW VELOCITY GRENADE LAUNCHER MACHINE GUNS: THE HONEYWELL MARK 18, MARK 20 AND THE SEALS.
By Kevin Dockery The M79 was not the final answer to using the new 40mm low velocity ammunition by the US military. Other avenues of research had been going for... Read more.
HDMS SILENCED .22 PISTOLS IN VIETNAM
By Al Paulson Two silenced pistols designed for clandestine and covert operations during World War II proved to be immensely popular with Allied operatives: the... Read more.
