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9-mm Luger Pistol M1908

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the German Luger Pistole Parabellum 1908 was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   9-mm Luger Pistol M1908 (PISTOLE 08 or P-08)  The … Continue reading →

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5-Inch Naval Gun Turret

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

An interesting cutaway drawing of the Mark 12 5″/38 caliber U.S. naval gun. (Source: Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944.)

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9-mm Walther Pistol M1938

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Brief article on the Walther P38 semi-automatic pistol from Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   9-mm Walther Pistol M1938 (PISTOLE 38 or P-38)  This weapon was steadily replacing the … Continue reading →

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Austrian Firearm Terms

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Austrian Firearm Terms from Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954. GLOSSARY OF AUSTRIAN TERMS Austrian   Translation   English Meaning PISTOLE   Pistol   Pistol GEWEHR   Rifle   Rifle KARABINER   Carbine   Carbine (short rifle) … Continue reading →

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Machine Gun Turrets

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Introduction to aircraft machine gun turrets from the WWII manual Index of Aeronautical Equipment with Navy and British Equivalents: Volume 5, Armament, March 1944. MACHINE GUN TURRETS (LOCAL CONTROL TYPES) The primary function of a machine gun turret is to … Continue reading →

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Japanese Infantry Weapons

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Japanese Infantry Weapons: Source: Newsmap, U.S. Army Service Forces, Army Information Branch, December 11, 1944.  

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Aircraft Machine Guns

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Caliber .30 and .50 Browning aircraft machine guns for aircraft from Index of Aeronautical Equipment with Navy and British Equivalents: Volume 5, Armament, March 1944. AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUNS Aircraft machine guns are used offensively or defensively against enemy aircraft or ground … Continue reading →

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32 cm Wurfkörper Flamm

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagram of the 32 cm Wurfkörper Flamm incendiary rocket for the German Nebelwerfer from the German manual D 444/2839: Die Munition des 28/32 cm Nebelwerfers 41, Schweren Wurfrahmens 40 am gep Zgkw, Schweren Wurfgeräts 40, Schweren Wurfgeräts 41, 1943.  

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MP34 Submachine Gun (Steyr-Solothurn)

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the MP 34 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 (Steyr-Solothurn) (MASCHINENPISTOLE MP 34)  This weapon was … Continue reading →

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9-mm Pistol M12 Steyr

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the Austrian 9-mm M12 Steyr Pistol was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   9-mm Pistol M12 Steyr (PISTOLE MOD M12 STEYR)  This … Continue reading →

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