AK ACCURACY: SEPARATING FACT FROM FICTION
By John D. Long “It’s a poor craftsman who blames his tools.” This proverb appropriately fits the main criticism of the AK-47 and its supposed lack of acc... Read more.
EXAMINING THE EXTREME RATIO FULCRUM BAYONET: SISTEMA MULTIRUOLO (MULTI-PURPOSE SYSTEM)
By Timothy KastPhotos By Shannon Yokeley This exceptional bayonet is currently in use by special units of the Italian Army; most notably the ‘Nibbio’ contin... Read more.
BRAZILLIAN SMALL ARMS AT LAAD 2007
By Julio Montes Every two years the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro hosts the Latin American Aero & Defense fair (LAAD). This year, the event combined the ... Read more.
40MM GRENADE LAUNCHERS FIGHT BACK!
By Anthony G. Williams The US Army’s programmes for developing two different 25mm grenade launchers – the shoulder-fired XM25 from Alliant Techsystems a... Read more.
GUNS OF THE SPETSNAZ: 9MM PB SILENCED PISTOL
By Maxim Popenker Soviet (Red) army and NKVD (Internal affairs) troops began to use silenced weapons during WW2. Those weapons included the Mosin M1891/30 rifle... Read more.
THE VZOR 58 TACTICAL CONVERSION: CZECHOSLOVAKIA’S CLASSIC BATTLE RIFLE UPGRADED
By J.M. Ramos Czechoslovakia needs no introduction. Their military hardware saw extensive use during WWII and was employed by Axis and allied forces alike. Czec... Read more.
PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICER SOLDIER: LIVE FIRE WEAPONS DEMONSTRATION – ABERDEEN PROVING GROUNDS, MARYLAND
By Robert Bruce “Today’s soldiers are equipped with the best weapons that industry has to offer, resulting in decisive overmatch capability through increase... Read more.
THE HONG KONG MUSEUM OF COASTAL DEFENCE: 600 YEARS OF HONG KONG HISTORY
By Jason Wong The Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, located in the Shau Kei Wan district of Hong Kong, depicts more than 600 years of Hong Kong military hist... Read more.
THE LIFE & TIMES OF BOB BRENNER: PART 2
By Frank Iannamico Martin Retting Burton Brenner met and came to know a fellow by the name of Martin Retting, who was a mail order gun dealer operating out of a... Read more.
TURKISH THOMPSON SUBMACHINE GUNS
By Roger A. Herbst From the jungles of Nicaragua to the beaches of Normandy to the rice paddies of Viet Nam, the Thompson submachine gun provided outstanding se... Read more.
