MACHINE GUN EXHIBIT WINS TOP HONOR AT THE 2011 NRA SHOW IN PITTSBURGH
On April 29 through May 1, 2011, the National Rifle Association (NRA) held its 140th Annual Meetings and Exhibits in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The official atte... Read more.
BELTS AND LINKS FOR .5-INCH VICKERS AMMUNITION
This article is intended to complement Anthony Williams’ article published in last month’s SAR (Vol. 15, No. 4, January 2012) dedicated to .5-inch Vickers g... Read more.
THE 140TH NRA CONVENTION
The 140th annual NRA meeting was held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania marking the second time the NRA had its me... Read more.
LEWIS MACHINE & TOOL AND ALS TECNOLOGIES: TEAMING UP TO BUILD A SINGLE SHOT 40MM GRENADE LAUNCHER
Left side of the LMT/ALS 40mm launcher, sporting an adjustable front grip and a 14-inch barrel. The 40mm grenade launcher is a specialized firearm. It’s typic... Read more.
GUNS OF SPETSNAZ: SPECIALLY DESIGNED CQB RIFLES
By the late 1980s, special operations elements of the Soviet Army, Internal Affairs Ministry and KGB were well equipped with silenced weapons which covered most... Read more.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GAU-8 AVENGER SYSTEM: ONE BURST ONE KILL
They were called the “Whiz Kids,” – a bunch of overachievers that were called to duty in the late 1960s at the request of Robert McNamara. Their job? ... Read more.
WILCOX RAAM
An electro-optical sighting device for the M203 grenade launcher sets a whole new definition of “close enough” for grenades. Resisting the urge to make bad ... Read more.
REPRODUCTION 1929 THOMPSON SUBMACHINE GUN CATALOG
The slogan displayed on the front of the 1929 Commercial Price List and Catalog, Superior means for the protection of Lives and Property, is indicative of anoth... Read more.
WW2 U.S. CALIBER .30 BROWNING FABRIC BELTS
Packing The Record of Army Ordnance Research and Development, Volume Two, Book Two, published by the Office of the Chief of Ordnance in January 1946, is a uniqu... Read more.
THE OTHER .5 INCH GUNS
The story of the .50 Browning in World War 2 is well known; its extensive use by U.S. and subsequently Allied forces on land, sea and in the air established its... Read more.
