Tag: 2000

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

By Frank IannamicoOne of the US Ordnance Committee’s responsibilities was to “consider and recommend technical action upon all matters affecting ...