Category Archives: weapons

M39 .50 Cal. Pedestal Mount

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Illustration of the M39 pedestal mount for the .50 caliber machine gun. (Source: TM 9-230: Machine Gun Mounts for Boats, War Department Technical Manual, October 1943.)  

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M10 Tank Destroyer Ammunition

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Illustration of the shell labels and markings for the ammunition of the M10 tank destroyer 3-inch main gun. Source: TM 9-731G: 3-Inch Gun Motor Carriage M10A1, War Department Technical Manual, July 1943.  

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Mark 24 Naval Gun Mount

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Illustration of the Mark 24 3″/50 cal. naval gun mount from: Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944.

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Head Control for Hull Machine Gun

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Unique head control for the hull machine gun in the Panzer III. (Source: Preliminary Report No. 5, Pz Kw III, School of Tank Technology, September 1942.)  

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Battleship’s Main Battery Directors

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Illustration of U.S. Navy WWII battleship’s main battery directors. Source: Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944.

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Walther PP & PPK Police Pistols

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the Walther PP & PPK Pistols was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   7.65-mm Walther Pistols Model PP and PPK (WALTHER-POLIZEI-PISTOLEN W.PP & PPK)  … Continue reading →

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Naval Twin 5-Inch Turret

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Details of the twin mount 5-inch/38 cal. naval gun from Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944.)  

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Sauer Pistol M1938

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the Sauer Pistol M1938 was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   7.65-mm Sauer Pistol M1938 (7.65-mm SAUER PISTOLE, MODEL 1938)  The Sauer … Continue reading →

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MP 34 Bergmann Submachine Gun

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the MP 34 9-mm Bergmann Submachine Gun was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   9-mm Submachine Gun MP 34/I (Bergmann) (MASCHINENPISTOLE MP 34)  This … Continue reading →

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12.8cm Kanone (K 81/2) Model Kit

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

ACE Models has announced the release of the 1/72nd-scale 12.8cm Kanone (K 81/2) PaK 44.  

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