SMLE “Time obliterates naive fictions of opinion and confirms decisions of nature” -Cicero Ambrose Burnside, designer of the short-lived Burnside Carbine, and Civil War General (of dubious fame), went on the become Governor of the State of Rhode Island, Senator from the State of Rhode Island, famous advocate for veterans, and the first president of…
Category: Firearms History
Enhanced Firearm Background Checks for 18 to 20 Year Olds is Unconstitutional Horse Shit
FBI Announces “Enhanced” Firearm Background Checks For Young Adults To Start Next Week Personally, I have ZERO TOLERANCE for any kind of Second Amendment Infringement but to be honest with you, what does that really matter now? Beginning in 1934 with the National Firearms Act we (the people) began to set a standard and…
Four for Fighting: The Greatest Quartet of Combat Shotguns
Four for Fighting: The Greatest Quartet of Combat Shotguns A Look Back at the Heavyweight Champions of Combat Shotty’s: Winchester Model 1897 Browning A5 Remington Model 11 Ithaca Model 37 Here is a fascinating article regarding why Germany wanted to ban the Winchester Model 1897 during WW1.
Know Your WW1 Weapons: Germany’s MG08 Heavy Machine Gun
Germany’s Heavy Machine Gun of WWI: The MG08 All you former infantryman out there might find this fact jaw dropping: “The MG08 machine gun itself weighed approximately 60 pounds. Combined with its “Sled” (or Sledge) mount that used four legs, the whole affair weighed around 140 pounds, excluding the water can and ammunition supply….
Know Your Weapons: The Mauser — 15 Assorted Facts And Tidbits
The Mauser — 15 Assorted Facts And Tidbits One of the first Curio and Relic Guns I bought when I got my license many years back was a very nice K98 with an authentic leather sling and a bag of stripper clips. Soon after that I obtained a Yugo Mauser. To this day Mausers…
Know Your WW2 Firearms: STG-44 vs M1 Carbine
AMERICA’S M1 CARBINE VS. THE GERMAN STG-44 Well done comparison article on the history of two of the most innovative weapons of World War II.
Know Your Weapons: The STG 44 – The First True Assault Rifle
The STG 44 | The First True Assault Rifle There is no other rifle more important to understanding the GENESIS of the “Assault Rifle” than the German STG-44 (Sturmgewehr).
Know Your History: The Devil’s Brigade and the Johnson M1941 LMG
DEVIL’S BRIGADE SECRET WEAPON: THE JOHNSON M1941 LMG For those not familiar with the history of the 1st Special Service Force. Though deemed not as reliable as other Standard issue LMG’s of the period, the Johnson M1941 had it’s perks.
Know Your Weapons: The MP-40 Submachine Gun
MP-40 SUBMACHINE GUN: CHAOS ON AN INDUSTRIAL SCALE One of the most recognizeable SMG’s of the 20th Century, the MP-40 stands alone. While you are on the subject, check out Submachine Guns of World War Two.
Is the NFA Unconstitutional?
Is the NFA Unconstitutional? Knowledge is Power folks and right now the ATF is in full-court press mode against Citizen Firearm Owners en masse using every dastardly backdoor legal trick in the book to ensnare and imprison us. Namely Ex-Post Facto Legal Actions. Don’t become another hapless Victim.