Firearm History

By Michael Heidler - "Just another Kalashnikov"—many may think so when looking at the Czech Samopal vzor 58. But the...

By Michael Heidler - In contrast to Degtyarov's single-loader, Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov's semi-automatic gun was more complex to design and...

By Gabriel Coutinho de Gusmão - In my last article, Early Bolt-Action Rifle Conversions – Automatic Service Rifles on a...

By Michael Heidler - When small-scale production of Sholokhov's anti-tank rifle started in Moscow, plans for a more powerful weapon...

By Vittorio Vaglio - In 1918, it was clear that the Italian Royal Army needed an automatic rifle. Though the...

By Dan Shea - Collectors picked them, every one. Oh, when will they ever learn? Apologies to Pete Seeger for...

Colonel George Burling Jarrett was an amazing man, who had an incredible influence on the small arms community in the...

In August 1948, the Czechoslovak Army introduced a brand new submachine gun, which at the time was at the absolute...

By Dean Roxby THE ITALIAN VETTERLI RIFLE: Development, Variants and History in Service AUTHOR: ROBERT WILSEYPUBLISHER: MOWBRAY PUBLISHING, WOONSOCKET, RI...

Anyone who is a student of modern military small arms has heard of the father of the modern day assault...