Ian Hogg

Erma EG73 Carbine: Another successful German rifle

Erma EG73 Carbine is another successful rifle produced in West Germany. It is chambered in .22 Winchester Magnum RF. Although the experts are fond

5 years ago

by Ian Hogg

Barrett M90 Weapon System used by Coalition forces in Afghanistan (Photo: XY)

Barrett M90: A successor of legendary Barrett M82

Barrett M90 is a simpler weapon than the Barrett M82, a bolt-action magazine rifle. This change in mechanism has been accompanied by other modifications, resulting in a shorter and lighter weapon than

5 years ago

Sniper Rifles

AAI Advanced Combat Rifle was a part of United States Army program in late 1980s (Photo: AAI)

AAI ACR: Part of the American search for a new assault rifle in the 1980s

The AAI ACR was part of the American search for a new assault rifle. The Advanced Combat Rifle (ACR) program began in the early 1980s to seek a new rifle design for

5 years ago

Rifles

A U.S. Army sniper using an M107 (Photo: XY)

Barrett M82: A legendary Light Fifty

The Barrett M82 rifle was one of the first successful designs in an entirely new field that appeared in the 1980s. Generally referred to as a long-range sniping rifle, its purpose is

5 years ago

Sniper Rifles

Wichita Mark 40: Silhouette pistol (Photo: Wichita Arms)

Wichita Mk. 40: Silhouette pistol

The Wichita Mk. 40 is a highly-specialized pistol known more specifically as a Silhouette pistol since it is primarily designed for the competitions organized under the rules of the International Handgun Metallic

5 years ago

Pistols

Walther PP Super: A direct blowback pistol

The Walther PP (Polizei Pistole) is well-known around the world and has been the source of inspiration for many copyists for many years; despite its age, it still sets the standard for

5 years ago

Pistols

Walther P88: Walther’s last metal-framed service handgun

The Walther P88 will be remembered as Walther’s last metal-framed service handgun. Walther pistols have been well-known since the 1920s, and they were the first to make a success of a double-action

5 years ago

Pistols

Walther P5 was a police pistol chambered in 9 mm Parabellum (Photo: XY)

Walther P5: An updated version of legendary Walther P38

Walther P5 is virtually an updated version of the well-known Walther P38, used by the German Army from 1938 to 1945 and afterward, as the P1, adopted by the Bundeswehr. Like the

5 years ago

Pistols

Walther GSP (also referred to as GSP-C) (Photo: Walther Arms)

Walther GSP: Sport Pistol for Standard Use

Walther GSP (also referred to as GSP-C) is a series of pistols developed by Walther for various pistol competition types. The International Shooting Union (UIT) standard pistol contest has .32 as the

5 years ago

Pistols

Unique DES-69U Target Auto Pistol

Unique DES-69U is another specialized weapon, specially tailored to suit the requirements of the European Standard Pistol match, which is based on the U.S. National Match rules. The dimensions of the weapon

5 years ago

Pistols

SPP-1 Underwater Pistol 4.5 mm — SPP-1 Underwater Pistol chambered in 4.5 mm Special caliber (Photo: XY)

4.5 mm Underwater Pistol SPP-1: A frogmen’s best friend

4.5 mm Underwater Pistol SPP-1 is an underwater pistol designed for underwater use by combat divers. Such weapons have been in the inventories of major armies for some years but are not publicized,

5 years ago

Pistols

Uberti Single Action Revolver was a good copy of the Colt 1873 Frontier (Photo: XY)

Uberti Single Action Revolver: A copy of the Colt 1873 Frontier

Uberti Single Action Revolver is not exactly new, though it reappears under a new name every few months. In the 1960s the spaghetti western movies and the quick-draw craze appear to have

5 years ago

Revolvers

Thompson/Center Super 14 Contender

The Super 14 Contender is the most recognizable single-shot pistol produced by Thompson/Center Arms. The Thomspon/Centre single-shot pistol has been in existence since the late 1960s and has proved a very successful

5 years ago

Pistols

Previous 1 2 3 4 … 6 Next