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Mannlicher Model 1894: A Journey into the Prehistory of Semi-Automatic Pistols

Article collectively written with Hervé Matous From 1890 to 1900, advances in metallurgy and the advent of smokeless powders led to the emergence of many inventions in the field of both long guns and handguns. ...

Roadmap – July 2022

The LAI Publications website went live in December 2021. The heart of summer therefore seems to be a good time to make a first assessment with our readers. Since its launch, 47 articles, 1 book ...

PPSh-41, Soviet’s first mass production weapon

The iconic Red Army submachine gun was not simply a powerful tool massively available to the Soviet soldier, but it was also a first step in the area of small arms designed for mass production ...

Astra 400 and Co.: the story of 4 friends

It is a simple story of four friends who simultaneously found themselves the owners of either a Campo-Giro or an Astra 400, or both. First of all, a bit of a story that we never ...

The “Mitrailleuse H.D.H.” Revolver

At the end of the twentieth century, the advent of the semi-automatic pistol had a considerable impact on the handgun market. Promising for some, this event heralded dark days for others. In Europe and Belgium ...

“AIMS-22”, a Romanian Kalashnikov in .22 LR

The use of low-power ammunition has long found a favorable echo for training purposes. They have the advantage of allowing regular training at a lower cost within infrastructures lighter than shooting ranges allowing the use ...

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