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Dutch East Indies Customs 9.4 mm Dutch Revolver

by Mike Searson | Dec 4, 2024 | Learnin' | Weapon Crush Wednesday, Wheelguns

The Dutch revolver is unusual in a couple of ways. It’s chambered in the 9.4 mm cartridge, it incorporates a manual safety, and more. Read up!

M16A5: The Rifle That Never Was (But Should Have Been)

by Travis Pike | Oct 31, 2024 | | Guns, M16A5, Weapon Crush Wednesday

Let's be really clear. The M16A5 was never a real thing. It's a bit of a meme of an idea the Marine Corps considered for about five minutes. The United States Marine Corps loves their rifle. Yes, the M4 is a rifle, but it's better described as a carbine. A rifle is a...

CZ 70: Cold War Commie Carry

by Mike Searson | Dec 7, 2023 | Learnin' | Gun Reviews, Guns, Weapon Crush Wednesday

The CZ 70 semi-auto is a 32ACP Cold War era Commie carry piece – there is some great history in this little pistol.

MP 18: Schmeisser and Bergmann’s Maschinenpistole 18

by BBC-Guest | Nov 17, 2023 | | Guns, Weapon Crush Wednesday

Developed by Germany at the end of World War I, the MP 18 submachine gun represented a quantum leap in small unit tactics.

Colt Open Top Revolver: the Missing Link 1871-1872 Wheelgun

by Mike Searson | Aug 9, 2023 | | Guns, Weapon Crush Wednesday, Wheelguns

The Colt Open Top Revolver (Colt 1871 and 1872 Open Top) is one of the rarest production firearms of the era. Learn ya some more.

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The STG 44: The First Assault Rifle

by Jim Maybrick | Jun 12, 2023 | | Guns, Weapon Crush Wednesday

The Sturmgewehr 44, or STG 44 for short, was the first small arms design that we know today as an assault rifle. Indeed, Sturm-gewehr translates from the German for assault or storm rifle. The STG 44 started life as a Nazi wonder weapon before inspiring the practical...

The Colt Agent – Classic Working-Man’s Snub Nose

by Jake Bush | May 23, 2023 | | Guns, Weapon Crush Wednesday, Wheelguns

The 38 Special snub nose is the most relevant revolver in today’s conversation. Check out a lesser-known wheelgun: the Colt Agent.

Colt M5 Rifle [~ish]

by Daniel Reeder | Oct 1, 2022 | Assorted Ramblings | Guns, Weapon Crush Wednesday

The CM5 Carbine and CM5 Sentry are versions of the long-talked-about Colt M5. Though the M5 was available in three versions via Colt International, for many years there were no US production models. That changed in May 2022 when, with little fanfare, it began...