Obscure Object Of Desire: 1954 Irish Contract Lee-Enfield Mk2 Rifle
By Chris Dumm
I know what you're thinking: Lee-Enfields are about as obscure as Ford Escorts. The Brits made 17 million of them. Between 1895 and 1957 soldiers equipped with the gun fought for Crown...
Obscure Object of Desire: The Soviet Stechkin Machine Pistol
Developed in 1949, the Stechkin is a select-fire, straight blowback pistol chambered in 9x18mm that's capable of firing 750 rounds per minute accurately out to a distance of 200 meters. Or so it was...
Obscure Object of Desire: FN FALO Battle Rifle
Most gun enthusiasts are familiar with the FN FAL, which has been widely imported into the United States. Excellent U.S. made clones are produced by DS Arms, and various other manufacturers have turned out...
The Guns of Welwyn: Five Incredible Weapons of the British Special Operations Executive
By Justin Black of Spycraft101
At the onset of the Second World War, the British Special Operations Executive formed several different research and development branches spread throughout England. One branch, Station IX, was located at...
Obscure Object of Desire: Chinese Contract Inglis Hi-Power 9mm Pistol
During World War II, the Canadian firm John Inglis & Co. manufactured approximately 150,000+ samples of the iconic FN Browning Hi-Power pistol. When the last batch in active service was declared to be surplus...
France’s Great War Carbine: The Berthier M1892 Mousqueton
By Jay Gillen
Today, military rifles are built to be lighter, handier, and more ergonomic than ever before. We see these considerations in designs across the spectrum of today’s military rifles. More plastic, lighter rails,...
Obscure Object of Desire: Remington Model 241 Speedmaster .22 Rifle
Whenever I handle an old gun -- and I mean an old gun -- I wonder what firearms I’ll leave to my kids and grandkids. Will they have the same charm and unique nature...
The Clandestine Operative’s Sidearm of Choice: The High Standard Model HD MS Pistol
By Justin Black of Spycraft101
Among intelligence agencies and clandestine organizations, the High Standard Model HD Military Silencer (MS) is the standard for suppressed pistols by which all others are judged. First adopted by the...
Silent Guns of the US Office of Strategic Services
I'm thrilled to be the bearer of some very cool news: beginning in the next couple of weeks, the good folks over at Spycraft101 will be writing up the occasional firearm-centric article for TTAG....
Cody Firearm Museum to Hold Arsenals of History Virtual Summit
Love hearing people talk about firearms history? On November 14th, join the Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West for the Kurt Swanson Bucholz Arsenals History Virtual Summit. The event...
Of Hemingway, Castro and Che
By Miguel A. Faria Jr., M.D.
Following publication of his book, The Longest Romance: The Mainstream Media and Fidel Castro, Humberto Fontova gave an interview to The Daily Caller that was turned into an excellent...
My Grandfather’s 1943 Union Switch & Signal M1911A1
Within two months of his eighteenth birthday, my grandpa left the Bronx, New York and was inducted into the Army of the United States. His listed civilian occupation was "boilermaker," but he was on...