WRAY AUCTION REPORT
By Robert G. Segel Richard “Dick” Wray (1930-2012) was one of the earliest, most well known and respected classic machine gun collector of our time. Upon hi... Read more.
RIBEYROLLES AUTOMATIC WEAPONS AND CHAUCHAT-RIBEYROLLES MACHINE PISTOLS
By Jean Huon The term “machine pistol” appeared for the first time in July 1918, with a new weapon presented to a learned assembly of Allied officers. It wa... Read more.
CZ 75 SUPPRESSOR READY PISTOL
By Chris A. Choat The CZ 75 pistol has been around, in various forms, since 1975. It was not originally available to the U.S. shooting public but finally did co... Read more.
SWISS CONNECTION: RHEINMETALL AND STEYR IN SWITZERLAND
By Michael Heidler The First World War changed the world. Never before had such major progress in military technology been achieved in so short a time. It’... Read more.
CARTRIDGES OF THE BLACK RIFLE
By Christopher R. Bartocci There is absolutely no question that the AR-platform is the adult Erector Set. You can have whatever you want and make it do whatever... Read more.
NORTH KOREAN PISTOL BAEK-DU-SAN
By Dan Shea In Volume 5, Number 1, of Small Arms Defense Journal, we provided the first real guide to the small arms used by North Korea. In our descriptio... Read more.
M1907 ROTH STEYR PISTOL
By Jean Huon Mannlicher pistols were not successful in the Austrian Army, but other guns were developed in that country, particularly those of Karel Krnka. Kare... Read more.
UNPOPULAR FILLER: GRANATBUCHSE 39
By Michael Heidler 45 mm of armor steel – that was way too much. With the arrival of the Russian T-34 tank at the front, the time of the German anti-tank ... Read more.
2012 THOMPSON COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION 21ST ANNUAL THOMPSON SHOW AND SHOOT
By Robert G. Segel The Thompson Collectors Association held their 21st annual All Thompson Show and Shoot at the Deer Creek Conservation Club in Grant County, J... Read more.
AUTOMATIC WEAPONS: FRENCH FORERUNNERS
By Jean Huon French small arms manufacturers and engineers were forerunners in many fields developing many automatic weapons. Unfortunately, the innovative idea... Read more.