V5N7 (Apr 2002)

By M.W. SilvetA great variety of blades were carried by troops in the field in Vietnam. In fact, there is...

By Robert Bruce“In Washington and Saigon, and in countless laboratories, the search for gadgets was pressed hard during the Vietnam...

Lead Photo: Soldiers of the First Battalion, Seventh Cavalry, in a scene showing the savagery of the battle- as one...

By Kevin Dockery There are few gun designers who can claim to have been as successful as John Browning. His...

By Dan SheaAnother snapshot of in-country small arms use- the infamous “Mad Minute” where everyone fired everything at anything outside...

Lead Photo: An early varient of Military Armament Corporation’s Destroyer Carbine, featuring an M14SS-1 silencer. By Al PaulsonAs unconventional warfare...

By Kevin DockeryIn 1965, SEAL Team One began receiving the M79 to arm their direct action platoons in preparation for...

By Kevin DockeryThe M79 was not the final answer to using the new 40mm low velocity ammunition by the US...

By Al PaulsonTwo silenced pistols designed for clandestine and covert operations during World War II proved to be immensely popular...