Know Your Weapons: The Sterling SMG

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

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

 

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

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

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.