Walther Model 4 pistol
Today on Gus' Gear I have a Walther Model 4 pistol to examine. Walther was producing small personal pistols before the war. The Model 4 is a scaled up version…
small pistol manufactured by the Becker and Hollander firm
Today on Gus' Gear I have a small pistol manufactured by the Becker and Hollander firm, commonly called a Beholla. It is a simple blow back action in a very…
Gus’ Gear – a continuation of the battle of wits
Today on Gus' Gear I have a continuation of the battle of wits (some might say the battle of the half wits) with a situational acquaintance. He takes great joy…
Tores Tuesday. – Such a cute li’l carbine…
I really had another blog planned, but things change. I will be AWOL for the next three tuesdays. I will be going to the far north, where I grew up,…
Tores Tuesday – The Ottoman/Turkish used Gewehr 88.
In this final installment on the Gewehr 88 sent by Germany to the Ottoman (Osman) empire, I will have to go a bit beyond WWI. Thank you for your patience…
Tores Tuesday – Ottoman used Gewehr 88, fourth post.
Sorry to have such a monomaniacal focus one one single type of German WWI rifle, as supplied to the Ottoman Empire. I will not drag you through all my Gew88,…
Tores Tuesday – Ottoman used Gewehr 88, third post.
Right, i have previously told the story of German Gewehr 88/05 sent as aid to the Ottoman empire. The story behind that can be found here:https://german1914.com/tores-tuesday-a-german-gewehr.../...So, just to recapitulate, I…
Rui’s rendition: Three German soldiers in body armor
Three German soldiers in body armor demonstrate the use of a 2 cm Becker-Flugzeugkanone Type M2 mounted on an anti-aircraft platform. Late war periodThe Becker Type M2 began mass production…
Tores Tuesday – Markings on Turkish/Ottoman Gewehr 88.
A while back I presented a Gewehr 88 that was given to the Ottoman Empire by the Germans during WWI. That one is fitted with rear sights where the standard…
Tores Tuesday, – The private purchase Kukri.
Here is a Kukri I have had a long time. It is a MkII type blade, but without the rivets on the handle that the issue MkII has.Officers had to…
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