From Jan on Patreon:
"What often baffles me is the transition period of various stages of development of gun technology - in particular around the Civil War. What were the types of guns used ...
2022-12-29 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Interested in Warlord-Era Chinese handguns? I have a whole book on them! Check it out here:
2022-12-28 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostFrom Jubs on Patreon: "They say that 'no one's gone bankrupt making guns during a war,' but is that actually true?"
It's usually true, but not always. Even during a war, you can make e...
2022-12-27 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
From Jubs on Patreon:
"They say that 'no one's gone bankrupt making guns during a war,' but is that actually true?"
It's usually true, but not always. Even during a war, yo...
2022-12-27 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
When Polish workers held massive protests in Poznań against the communist Polish government in 1956, the Army was sent in to quell the unrest. In the aftermath of these events, the government deci...
2022-12-26 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This week:
- Angry Glencairn lawyers (oops!)
- I get fired by my merch company
- Starting to run Guadalcanal videos
Merry Christmas!
2022-12-26 00:07:48 +0000 UTC View Post
After joining (formally) World War Two in the wake of Pearl Harbor, the United States endured a series of defeats at the hands of the Japanese. The Philippines garrison fell, Wake Island fell, Guam...
2022-12-24 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The Blyskawica ("LIghtning") is an SMG developed in occupied Poland to be issued out to Home Army units during Operation Tempest; the liberation uprisings planned for the advance of the Red Army in...
2022-12-23 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
From Michal on Patreon:
"Can you talk about difference between .223 Remington and 5.56 NATO? Or in more general terms about possibility of using military grade ammo in civilian rifles. I hear...
2022-12-22 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The Vickers MkI No2 was an improvisation of the British Royal Air Force. They needed arms for airbase defense, without unduly impacting the production of weapons for the infantry. Wheat they had a ...
2022-12-21 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Only available direct from Vickers Guide:
https://www.vickersguide.com/hk-vol1-1
The Vickers Guide series ...
2022-12-20 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
When Polish workers held massive protests in Poznań against the communist Polish government in 1956, the Army was sent in to quell the unrest. In the aftermath of these events, the government deci...
2022-12-19 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
This week:
- The Collier Kickstarter ends
- I work on Maxim Silencers for an upcoming book
- First range trip with PGM Ultima Ratio
- Filming a G1...
2022-12-18 22:42:13 +0000 UTC View Post
After touring the Fabryka Broni factory in Radom and filming the history of the MSBS "Grot" development, I had the chance to try out the rifle in several different configurations. We didn't have ti...
2022-12-18 12:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
When Colt decided to sell a semiauto-only civilian version of its AR-15 rifle, it had to make a number of changes to the design of the lower receiver to prevent full-auto fire control parts from be...
2022-12-17 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
From LongBeef on Patreon: "What exactly is headspace? And how important is headspace in old milsurp guns vs. more modern guns?"
Headspace is basically the amount of play a cartridge ha...
2022-12-16 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
"Clockwork Basilisk: The Early Revolvers of Elisha Collier and Artemas Wheeler" is available right now for preorder on Kickstarter:
"Clockwork Basilisk: The Early Revolvers of Elisha Collier and Artemas Wheeler" is available right now for preorder on Kickstarter:
Prior to World War Two, the Soviet Union had a rather lackluster interest in antitank rifles - a series of guns were developed, but slowly and without all that much success. The Barbarossa invasion...
2022-12-14 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
When Polish workers held massive protests in Poznań against the communist Polish government in 1956, the Army was sent in to quell the unrest. In the aftermath of these events, the government deci...
2022-12-13 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
“Clockwork Basilisk: The Early Revolvers of Elisha Collier and Artemas Wheeler" is available right now for preorder on Kickstarter:
I need to get back into the habit of doing Apocrypha videos for you guys, and I figured that a weekly update on what is going on behind the scenes would be a good way to do it. Something to keep yo...
2022-12-12 01:48:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Pre-order your copy of Tobacco of the Emperor today! https://www.kickstarter.com/pro...
2022-12-11 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
After a lot of requests from law enforcement and military organizations, CZ developed a collapsing buttstock for the Bren 2 rifle. It requires a different upper receiver than the standard Bren 2, a...
2022-12-10 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostWhat would you be most interested in seeing? The options are:
Something to show that you can be competitive with cheap gear. A generic Romanian AK I built years ago and a $300 HS-2000.
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2022-12-09 23:43:53 +0000 UTC View Post
While under international embargo and at war in the late 1970s, South Africa needed a new 7.62mm GPMG. The answer was Vektor's SS77, a design which would replace the FN MAG in South African service...
2022-12-09 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
“Clockwork Basilisk: The Early Revolvers of Elisha Collier and Artemas Wheeler" is available right now for preorder on Kickstarter:
“Clockwork Basilisk: The Early Revolvers of Elisha Collier and Artemas Wheeler" is available right now for preorder on Kickstarter:
The MSBS Grot is Poland's current military service rifle, and has gone through several iterations in the many years of its development that led to its current 2nd generation form. It is best known ...
2022-12-07 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post