Articles

Japanese Nambu Type 96 LMG with case for two spare magazines. Photo: E.F. Libby By Edwin F. LibbyIn the jungle...

Guns of the Pacific Theater… Not Exactly What You Might Expect

The Japanese Rifleman of 1941 would not have looked out of place in the trenches of 1918. By Dan SzatkowskiThe...

The Bazooka

By Robert Bruce“The only really revolutionary new American weapon that got overseas in time for widespread combat use was the...

Firing the Nambu Type 14, Japan’s Service Pistol

By Bob CampbellPerhaps the most deprecated of all World War Two handguns is the Japanese Nambu. It has been described...

The Type “I” Carcano

By Anthony DeeThe Type “I” (pronounced Type “ee” by the Japanese) was a very unusual rifle that was used by...

Japanese Mobile Firepower of the Pacific War: The Nambu Type 99 Light Machine Gun

By Edwin LibbyIn the battle for Attu Island of the Aleutians chain off Alaska, soldiers of the American 7th Infantry...

The Garand

By Robert Bruce“The greater firepower of the Garand, its superior sights, its freedom from mechanical troubles and...ease of maintenance all...

USS Bowfin Museum

By Dan SheaOn 15 December 1941, eight days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Portsmouth Navy Yard was...

Let The Tracer’s Fly!

By Dan SheaOn August 19 of 2000 I had the pleasure of attending an outstanding machine gun shoot up in...

Ordnance Committee Meeting, 23 December 1943