Tag: World War II

By Dean Roxby Into the Archives of Germany’s Intermediate-Caliber Assault Rifle Full title: Sturmgewehr! From Firepower to Striking Power  (Revised ...

By Dean Roxby The Unappreciated SLR The origins of the FN49 rifle go back to 1936, prior to WWII. The ...

Production M3 submachine gun. The Guide Lamp Division of General Motors, the prime contractor, produced 606,694 of the weapons during ...

By Frank Iannamico Despite Its High Cost, Millions Were Made for the U.S. and the Allies in WWII The Thompson ...

Finnish elite shooter badge for machine gun. This Finnish badge was issued to “Vailo-Ampuja” or “Elite Shooter” machine gunners. The first ...

By Frank Iannamico Above: An early Patchett machine carbine, with its stock in a folded position. The first Patchetts were ...

The Smatchet was developed by Lt. Col. William Fairbairn for use by British Commandos of the SOE and SAS, and ...

The M1A1 Thompson is heavy, loud and as effective downrange as a bulldozer, just like the Americans who carried it. ...

Sten Mk II submachine gun and magazines. By Frank Iannamico During World War II there were an estimated forty-two million ...

Trailing end of the 100-round Mark I fabric belt for the Vickers Mark II, IV and V Land weapons. This ...