Firearm History
SOME U.S. WWII WEAPONS IN POSTERS
Compiled by Robert Bruce, SAR Military Affairs Editor As explored previously in SAR's March online offering of selected motivational posters...
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Find of a Lifetime! The Kent Battery: Dr. Robert Kent’s Instrument to Illustrate Projectile Stability
This author remembers in the late 1990s devouring a fledgling publication that was discovered in the guns section at Borders:...
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The Alofs Reloading Magazine for Shotguns
Some people may find it a nuisance to reload a single-shot shotgun after every shot. This was also the case...
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Thompson Patent Date Box Magazines: THE COLT ERA
When the Thompson submachine guns were first produced in 1921, there were three production magazine options: the 100-round “C” drum,...
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Tracing the Origins of the Knorr-Bremse Light Machine Gun
The history of Knorr-Bremse light machine gun LMG is a interesting, if a bit confusing ride through pre- and post-war...
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A Phoenix from the Ashes, The Thompson Submachine Gun in World War II
By 1920, the Auto-Ordnance Corporation, who under the leadership of John Thompson, had finalized the development of the Thompson submachine...
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A French Colt Returns Home
The year 1939 was a time of change at the Auto-Ordnance Corporation. The Thompson family was no longer involved with...
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The 100th Anniversary of the Colt Thompson Submachine Gun
The Thompson submachine gun is certainly one of the most famous and recognizable firearms ever produced. Although the original intent...
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Where in the world is the Luger rifle?
by Gabriel Coutinho de Gusmão Due to its popularity in recent media, such as its appearance in the popular video...
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Post-World War II French Light Machine Guns
By Jean Huon The post-World War II French program of infantry small arms included a light machine gun. Several models...
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