Gus’ Gear — a few long arms
Today on Gus' Gear I have a few long arms that I have added to the collection since I posted long arms about a year ago. Starting with 3 very…
Gus’ Gear the Webley MKI automatic pistol
Today for Gus' Gear I have an interesting British pistol, the Webley MKI automatic pistol in .455 caliber produced for the navy contract. This is a short post as I…
Gus’ Gear- an interesting light machine gun
Today on Gus' Gear I have an interesting light machine gun. It is a demilitarized example of the Hotchkiss M1909 Benét–Mercié machine gun, chambered for the British .303 cartridge. Also…
Tores Tuesday. – An airman’s holster.
Now, here is a rather common type of British holster, used for the Webley MkVI revolver and the American made Smith & Wesson and Colt revolvers that were made in…
Artillery Doctrine-5
Artillery Doctrine-5 This new development came as a complete surprise to the allies. The 42 cm super heavy howitzers appeared on the battlefields around the fortresses of Liège, Namur, Fort Manonviller,…
Tores Tuesday.- Obsolete rifles still in use. The GEW 71/84.
Thinking about German rifles of WWI, one generally thinks of the Mauser Gewehr98 and Kar98A. Also used in huge numbers was the Gewehr88. However, as for all the countries at…
Tores Tuesday. Browning model 1900 -the gun that killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
No, this is not the gun that started World War One, definitely not! However, you will find that “fact” in several publications.The gun that Gavrilo Princip used on June 28th…
Artillery Doctrine-3
Artillery Doctrine-3 When trials for a new German artillery system began, two companies were in competition for the contract. The first company, Ehrhardt (later renamed as the better known Rheinmetall), offered…
Tores Tuesday. How do you like your eggs in the morning?
Do you like them secured, armed or scrambled?The German WWI egg-handgrenade in its three stages. This is the 1917 version of the egg-handgrenade, with the band around it for better…
Tores Tuesday – The most powerful pistol in the world! The Browning model 1910 in .380ACP.
Indeed this pistol is the most powerful there ever was! With just a few rounds it killed millions of people. No other pistol can claim such efficiency.So, how to do…
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