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Several years ago, my professional activity regularly led me to small Parisian shops. I have always been surprised to discover places that seemed not to have evolved for several decades, generally sporting a decoration from ...
When talking about lead, two subjects usually come into everyone’s mind: toxicity and bullets from firearms. In a world where ecological and health consciousness is reaching new heights, it was only a matter of time ...
In the beginning of 1945, a whole series of so-called “necessity” weapons appeared in the hands of the German fighters of the Volkssturm (a fighting unit made up of old men and young men hastily ...
Make no mistake, the SAR-80 is indeed a clone of the Armalite AR-18 assault rifle designed by Arthur Miler and based on the AR-16 (originally in 7.62×51 mm) that was designed by Eugen Stoner, the ...
In the 1880s several gunsmiths tried to improve the extraction system of French service revolvers. The most well- known is the one from De l’Espée Aumont. But it’s not the only one. A young Parisian ...
Between 1898 and 1945, the German service rifle cartridge was the excellent 7.92 mm caliber cartridge for a case length of 57 mm. The “7.92 mm” caliber refers to the average diameter of the barrel ...