Tag: George E. Kontis PE

A new ammunition bag called the “Balanced Ammunition Delivery System” (BADS) is poised to revolutionize combat deployment of the MAG58 ...

GE-Developed General Purpose 7.62mm Armor Machine Gun (Author's Collection) By George E. Kontis, P.E. I had started a new job ...

By George E. Kontis, PE Try to name a firearm that doesn’t use at least one spring? I can’t think ...

By George E. Kontis PE The Model 1896 Broomhandle Mauser pistol saw extensive use in World War I. It was ...

By George E. Konits P.E. Win Barr and B17G bomber aircraft that served as a test bed for the first ...

By George E. Kontis, PE Lew Wetzel with model of his no-tool spring retainer and a copy of the patent. ...

By George E. Kontis, PE When man first walked the planet, metal ores of iron could be found just lying ...

By George E. Kontis, PE Lew stands next to the T143 110mm Howitzer he worked on during his Army enlistment. ...

Tank target feels the effects of a burst of depleted uranium penetrators. (Author’s collection) They were called the “Whiz Kids,” ...

LTC Roy E. Rayle, Head of R&D at Springfield Armory, March 1955. (Bruce Rayle) It was hot and unusually humid ...