Know Your Weapons: The Sterling SMG

November 16, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in Armed Citizen Corner, Arms and Ammo, Firearms History, Gunsmithing, Historical Study, History Corrected, History of Weapons, Know Your Weapons, Weapons & Ammo, World War II History, WW2 Era Weapons and tagged Arms and Ammo, British Weapons of WW2, Firearms History, Know Your Weapons, Sterling SMG, Submachineguns, WW2 Era Weapons

Sterling Submachinegun: The Arsenal of Villainy

The Sterling submachine gun was initially developed in 1944 as a replacement for the dubious Sten. The inexpensive Sten was the right gun at the right time for Britain with her back against the sea after the miraculous Dunkirk evacuation. However, the crude nature of the Sten along with its abysmal double-column, single-feed magazine left British Tommies rabid for something better.

Know Your Weapons: The Mauser — 15 Assorted Facts And Tidbits

September 12, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in Armed Citizen Corner, Arms and Ammo, Firearms History, Know your History, Know Your Weapons, Military Tech, Military Weapons from the Past, Military Weapons History, Rifle Corner, World War II History, WW2 Era Weapons and tagged Firearms History, K98 Mauser, Know your History, Know Your Weapons, Mauser Facts, Military Firearms History, Military Tech, Rifle Corner, WW2 Era Weapons, WW2 History

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 remain one of my favorite military bolt-actions to shoot, that 8mm is a BEAST of a round.

Know Your Military Weapons History: MANPADS

August 18, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in Arms and Ammo, Historical Study, Know your History, Know Your Weapons, Military History, Military News, Military Tech, Military Weapons from the Past, Military Weapons History, Ukraine Civil War, War Machines, Warfare, World War II History, WW2 Era Weapons and tagged Know your History, Know Your Weapons, Man Portable Air Defense System, MANPADS, Military History, Nazi Germany Weapons, WW2 Era Weapons

Like alot of Modern Weapons Systems in use today MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defense System) owes it’s origins to Nazi Germany.

Know Your Weapons: The Complex History of the Browning Hi-Power

March 27, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in Armed Citizen Corner, Arms and Ammo, Firearms History, Handgun Corner, History of Weapons, History Remembered, History Roundup, Know your History, Know Your Weapons, World War II History, WW2 Era Weapons and tagged Browning Hi-Power, Firearms History, Historical Study, John Moses Browning, Know your History, Know Your Weapons, WW2 Era Weapons, WW2 History

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 the later stages of WW2.

Know Your WW2 Weapons: The Suppressed OSS M3 Grease Gun with a Trigger Booby Trap

March 25, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in Another Reason to Be Armed, Armed Citizen Corner, Armed Citizen Corner Video, Firearms History, Guerilla Gunsmithing, Historical Study, History of Weapons, World War II History, WW2 Era Weapons and tagged Firearms History, History of Firearms, M3 Grease Gun, OSS in WW2, SOE in WW2, Sub-Machine Guns of WW2, Suppressed M3 Grease Gun, Supressed SMG's, WW2 Era Weapons, WW2 History

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.

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