Forgotten Weapons

After World War One the French military created a plan to replace basically all of its small arms, including the array of handguns it had in use. The trials to adopt a single new replacement ultimately took nearly 15 years and actually resulted in two new pistols being chosen. One of these was the MAS Mle 1935S, and its roots go back to a model developed by MAS in 192...

The AK-12 went through an extensive development program that attempted to substantially change the AK design, but failed. In 2015 the early design plans were scrapped, and the project reverted to simply making some changes to the AK-100 series. This resulted in the AK-12 being adopted as the new Russian standard infantry rifle in December 2017. Within a short time a n...

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The AK-12 went through an extensive development program that attempted to substantiall...

Yugoslavia never received a technical data package or license for the AK; they reverse engineered the system themselves in the 1960s. In the process, they created a version of the AK noted for its ruggedness. In addition, they added a number of features to facilitate rifle grenade usage. Over the course of many iterations the rifle remained designated the M70, leading...

Given the influx of very inexpensive Beretta M1934 pistols into the US market – and the fact that I have a fine Carabinieri hat – it is a no-brainer to run the monthly Back Up Gun match with one. It’s chambered for .380 ACP (aka 9mm Corto) and holds 7 rounds in the magazine…a perfect “backup gun” candidate.

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