Melvin Johnson’s M1941 and M1944: America’s Best Light Machine Guns that the Army Failed to Adopt
By Jim Dickson After designing the M1941 semi-automatic rifle, Melvin Johnson set his sights on a light machine gun version ...
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Evolution Toward The British Enfield Weapon System
Right-hand profile of an early “00” series XL60 individual weapon. Serial number 001. By Jonathan Ferguson, Photography by N.R. Jenzen-Jones ...
BURMESE SMALL ARMS DEVELOPMENT
MA1 used in a guard post. Note rust encroaching in some areas and painted armory number on stock. (The Government ...
THE MADSEN MACHINE GUN STORY
By James L. Ballou Excluding the many Browning designed weapons, the Madsen machine gun holds the distinction of being one ...
CHÂTELLERAULT MODEL 1924 M29 LMG
Châtellerault light machine gun, ready to fire, right side. (Jean Huon) By Jean Huon The first French light machine gun ...
THE COLT OICW INCREMENT I LIGHT MACHINE GUN
By Christopher R. Bartocci The OICW Increment 1 program commenced in 2005 to replace the current fleet of M16/M4 carbines ...
U. S. ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT TESTS
By Frank Iannamico Introduced in 1935, the German MG 34 was the first lightweight multi-purpose machine gun to be produced ...
FEEDING THE TIGER: AMMUNITION BELTS FOR RUSSIAN MAXIM MACHINE GUNS
By Jean-Francois LegendreThe renowned author Dolf Goldsmith provides in his book “The Devil’s Paintbrush - Sir Hiram Maxim’s Guns” an ...
FN’s Mk46 Mod 0 Navy Light Machine Gun
By Charles CutshawFN Herstal’s Minimi light machine gun has been in production since the early 1980’s and has been adopted ...
The Johnson Automatics, Part II: The Johnson Light Machine Gun
By Frank IannamicoIn addition to his recoil operated semi-automatic M1941 rifle, Melvin Johnson designed and produced a machine gun, the ...
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