Firearm History

Some of the fun in collecting historical arms is that we’re sometimes confronted with interesting puzzles that appear to contradict...

Story & Gun Photography by Jean Huon P·l Kir·ly (1880-1965) Machine Gun Designer Saw His Weapons Used by China, Japan,...

We at Small Arms Defense Journal have always tried to have a bit of reference material in each issue, something...

Sometimes a gun nickname is a term of endearment. Other times they stem from fear or detraction. Slang gun names...

In the trenches along the frontlines of World War I, any look over the parapet could be the last one....

Occasionally, someone will post an old “machine guns for sale” advertisement from the 1960s on one of the popular Class...

After numerous more-or-less successful attempts to create a semi-automatic military rifle, the Italian Army officially introduced a self-loading rifle on...

During the early days of U.S. military involvement in Vietnam, U.S. advisors were issued M1 and M2 carbines. When the...

In the 1990s, the arms collector’s world was excited by the discovery of a Luger self-loading rifle with a toggle-lock,...

The United States’ direct military involvement in Vietnam ended in 1973. During most of the war, the standard “A” infantry...