During the Cold War, East and West both trained combat divers to sneak into enemy harbors, spy on warships and stick mines on them. In 1956, when a Soviet warship visited Britain, a British diver working for MI6 swam under it to spy. He was never seen alive again. Stopping divers like him was theContinue reading “The secret guns East and West built for underwater gunfights.”
Category Archives: Historical
Unertl Tube Sight
Not an optic. The tube sight is for iron sight use. It functions as the rear sight but has the optical scope mounts.
1993 Unertl Optics Price List
Where is my Delorean ?
Infantry Automatic Rifle 11.5 Inch Barrel
There is obviously no way we can buy one of these. Not yet anyway. A few of the uppers are out on the market though. But anyway I think its super cool and wanted to show it to those of you not aware of it. I always like the IAR but this little short versionContinue reading “Infantry Automatic Rifle 11.5 Inch Barrel”
TE6700 Match Target Tactical Elite
Produced in 1996/1997 by Colts Custom Shop, the Colt TE6700 Match Target Tactical Elite rifle is chambered in .223. Production was limited to 1000 rifles. The rifle had a 20-inch match grade heavy barrel, choate stock, timney trigger and a Colt scope. The rifles came with an owners manual, 2 magazines and a cleaning rodContinue reading “TE6700 Match Target Tactical Elite”
Morris Fisher: Master Rifleman
A saved post from the now long dead riflemanjournal blog Reluctantly, like Ferdinand the Bull, the young Marine Corps recruit, Morris Fisher, fell in with the rest of his training company, came to attention, brought his Springfield ’03 to “Right Shoulder Arms” and marched away from the barracks to the rifle range. He recalled inContinue reading “Morris Fisher: Master Rifleman”
WW1 Airplane Hand Gunning
Pretty interesting contraption for using a 1911 in a bi-plane. The idea being to keep the fired cases from screwing up the delicate planes.
THE STORY OF CREEDMOOR
from: The Galaxy, August 1876 by: Frederick Whittaker A HUNDRED years ago there was no doubt as to the nationality of the rifleman. He was peculiar to the only republics then existing, America and Switzerland. The Swiss, until very recently, have changed little in their habits and weapons. The short Yager rifle, with its twoContinue reading “THE STORY OF CREEDMOOR“
The Remington Model 37
In October 1932, Remington officials decided to produce a target grade, bolt action .22 caliber target rifle to compete with the Winchester model 52.
Lebman’s “BabyMachinegun” Full Auto M1911s
Is there anything the Colt Model M1911 can’t do? I certainly don’t think so. I’m not the only one either. Long before the idea of the PDW ( personal defense weapon) existed for military and VIP protection, there were some men who felt that a full auto M1911 would be just the ticket. Sad toContinue reading “Lebman’s “BabyMachinegun” Full Auto M1911s”
