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Experimental French Carbines: Development of Small Arms from 1948 to 1951
Experimented with since 1947, the 7.65mm cartridge was tested and compared to the .30 M1, the 7.92mm Kurz and the...
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Like Having Your Own Trained Snake: The EndoSnake Fiber-Optic Borescope
What could you do with your own personal trained snake? You’d be the coolest boy in second grade, and you...
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Back to Basics: The History of Gunpowder
Most gunpowder comes in three forms: black powder, cordite (now obsolete) or smokeless powder. The invention of gunpowder comes from...
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The Truth Is in the Data: Assessing the Barrett MK22 Mod 0 for Future Combatants
Instead of writing the usual firearms article, I decided to go another route and write about how this rifle got...
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The Breda Modello PG: The World’s First Burst-Firing Automatic Rifle
During World War I, little had happened in Italy in terms of semiautomatic rifles. The country was too busy with...
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Bulky Monsters, Japanese Flare Pistols—Nambu Type 90
During World War II, the Japanese military forces only used a few different flare pistol models. The Imperial Army used...
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FORGOTTEN WAR, The War Between France and Thailand (1940-1941)
French missionaries tried to convert Siamese people since 1550 but without success. One century later, they established some missions, and...
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Kalashnikov, Humble Tank Sergeant, or Someone Else Entirely?
The AK-47 is an amalgam of several older systems which, when assembled into the rifle, is greater than the sum...
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The Evolution of a LEGEND, Eugene Stoner and His Curiously Versatile Black Rifle
There are certain mechanical contrivances that have fundamentally shaped the human experience. Born in 1836, an English businessman and plumber...
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AMTAC Mantis-P: A Must-Have for your Precision Rifle
The AMTAC MANTIS-P is an over-barrel, stainless steel, direct thread, monocore suppressor. It reduces sound by 26 decibels and is...
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