The Astra 600 – Old School Cool In my 20 or so years collecting I only came across an Astra 600 once, and I passed on it because the guy was way too proud of it and would not budge on the price, primarily because of the German markings. I regret that now. This…
Category: History of Weapons
Know Your Guns: History of the East German Makarov
HISTORY OF THE EAST GERMAN MAKAROV When I was hot and heavy into Curio and Relic collecting fifteen or so years back I had several different flavors of Makarov, including a true East German PM (with original DDR markings) a Polish P-64, A Hungarian FEG PA-63 and a very rare Bulgarian PPK clone. As…
Humans Were Actually Apex Predators For 2 Million Years, Evidence Shows
Humans Were Actually Apex Predators For 2 Million Years, Evidence Shows Hunting has always been an integral part of our genetic makeup. The more modern man strays away from it the more health problems he is going to have. You see it’s not just the lean meat you get from the hunt, it’s the…
Know Your Weapons: The .30-40 U.S. Krag-Jorgenson in Combat
THE .30-40 U.S. KRAG-JORGENSEN IN COMBAT I had a couple of Krag’s I traded for over the years but I never really cared for them. They were too long and the action was not near as smooth as a Mauser. Caliber wise they are like shooting a .30-06.
Know Your WW2 History: Axis vs AA Guns
AXIS VS. AA GUNS: HISTORY OF AMERICAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT WEAPONS Even from the first moments of America’s sudden involvement in World War II, U.S. anti-aircraft (AA) gunners were in the thick of the fight. John W. Finn, US Navy Chief Aviation Ordnanceman, won the Medal of Honor during the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor, December…
The German Art of Bunker Building – WW2 Special
Know Your Weapons: The Complex History of the Browning Hi-Power
NAZIS, NOMS DE GEURRE AND THE COMPLEX HISTORY OF THE HI-POWER Very often the genius of John Moses Browning’s design of the 1911 overshadows the amazing accomplishment of the Hi-Power. The Wermacht and the SS knew a Good Firearm when they saw it and a very limited number were issued to front line units in…
Know Your WW2 Weapons: The Suppressed OSS M3 Grease Gun with a Trigger Booby Trap
The Suppressed OSS M3 Grease Gun with a Trigger Booby Trap I always liked the Grease Gun ever since I saw one in action watching The Dirty Dozen with Lee Marvin and Charlie Bronson with my Dad when I was a kid.
Know Your History: The Molotov Cocktail vs The Tank
MOLOTOV COCKTAIL VS. TANK: A HISTORY OF THIS DESPERATE MEASURE Concise history on the Molotov as an Anti-Tank Measure down through the decades of modern warfare. The free pdf book David’s Tool Kit: A Citizen’s Guide to Taking Out Big Brother’s Heavy Weapons is an awesome resource for the Armed Citizen. Download yours Today! …
Know Your Weapons: The M3/M3A1 Grease Gun
The M3/M3A1 Grease Gun: Built for Global War One of the ugliest but effective .45ACP lead slingers of the 20th Century!