COLT’S 1903 HAMMERLESS Very informative piece on one of the coolest looking handguns Mr. John Moses Browning ever designed. One of the most fantastic periods for firearm development and innovation was the early 20th century hands down!
Category: Military Weapons from the Past
WORLD WAR 2 AXIS HELMETS
Rifle Corner: The SVD Dragunov
Great 30 minute video on one of the most iconic DM (Designated Marksman) Rifles ever made.
Hitler’s Saw
Know Your WW2 Weapons.
Know Your WW2 Weapons: M1 Garand’s Mysterious 7th Round Stoppage
The M1 Garand’s Mysterious 7th Round Stoppage I’m a Gun Geek so stuff like this is fascinating to me. 😄
Military History: Bayonets in 2021 – Why Do They Persist?
BAYONETS IN 2021 – WHY DO THEY PERSIST? Great read on the Bayonet and it’s role in Modern Warfare. Never discount something because it’s been around a while, they are often the most practical and deadly items around! Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
Know Your Weapons: The M79, The Iconic “Bloop Tube” 40mm Grenade Launcher
Combat experience with the bazooka rocket launcher in World War Two and its larger versions in the Korean War convinced the US military that a better weapon was needed to give front-line troops a direct-fire way to attach enemy strong points. The bazooka was bulky, not particularly accurate, and created a lot of backlist signature… M79:…
Home Made Arsenal – Nine Ingenious Weapons of the Polish Underground
“Many of the underground’s own submachine guns, grenades and pistols had been secretly mass-produced for years.” IN AUGUST 1944, nearly 20,000 fighters from Poland’s underground Armia Krajowa (AK) or “Home Army,” launched a series of coordinated assaults on Nazi forces…Read more → Home Made Arsenal – Nine Ingenious Weapons of the Polish Underground — MilitaryHistoryNow.com
Know Your WW2 History: The Iron Fist – 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen
Marder I, 17 SS Panzergrenadier Division Gotz von Berlichingen 17. SS commander Werner von Ostendorf (left) plans the attack on Carentan with Fallschirmjager commander Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte (centre). Thrown into combat on 10 June 1944 near Carentan, the reconnaissance battalion of the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division fought the American paratroops of the […]…
Know Your WW2 History: The Blitzkrieg – Word and Concept
I never used the word Blitzkrieg because it is a very stupid word. Adolf Hitler, 8 November 1941 The Word “Blitzkrieg” In sober military language, there is hardly any other word that is so strikingly full of significance and at the same time so misleading and subject to misinterpretation as the term blitzkrieg. Its early […]…