The RPK is a gas-operated air-cooled weapon capable of both semiautomatic and automatic fire. Its heavy chrome-lined barrel is unable to be changed, severely limiting its sustained rate of fire. The RPK fires from a closed, rotating bolt. The stamped steel receiver is similar to that used on the AKM. The RPK can even interchange…
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Know Your Weapons: The War Hammer
The War Hammer: A Deadly Effective Medieval Weapon I am a sucker for historical movies, in particular anything from the dark to medieval age. I was watching Outlaw King about Scotland’s Robert the Bruce and noticed quite a few War Hammers being used. Cold Steel offers a nice practical and affordable re-creation of a…
Know your Knives: The Wicked Ulu
The Wicked ULU Knife Who would not want to own an ancient blade design that resembles a Saber-tooth tiger fang?
De Havilland DH.98 Mosquito Color Photographs Part II
Beautiful machine. Part I Photo’s HERE.
Operation Dingo: Rhodesian raids on New Farm and Tembue
Know Your Guerilla Warfare/Small Unit Tactics History.
The Militant Drone Playbook
The Militant Drone Playbook “Therefore, we believe that militants will continue to view drones as a useful adjunct to their existing military repertoires, using them to assist in targeting forces on the battlefield, to harass command and logistic hubs, and to disrupt the supply and movement of adversaries’ soldiers and materiel.” Drones have a…
Know Your Weapons: The SKS Carbine is Still Viable After a Quarter Century
The SKS Carbine is Still Viable After a Quarter Century For the doubters out there my kids when they were 12 years old could hit 5 gallon buckets with open sights at three hundred yards with every flavor of SKS: Norinco, Russian and Yugo. That’s minute of man accurate packaged in a tough, dependable…
Hitler’s Saw
Know Your WW2 Weapons.
Know Your Weapons and Ammo: The AK-74 and the 5.45×39
These guys know their stuff, a worthy 19 minute investment.
Know Your Weapons: Making M14’s and ICBM’s
Making M14s and ICBMs Really interesting piece of firearms history! Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!