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Here's a very large pattern room drawing for the the Vickers Mk1 machine gun, which I thought they might be of some interest to members here. :thup:...
By Peter Laidler With thanks to Vincent from the forum and Brian (at BDL Ltd) So you want or need a new butt for your Mk5 Sten gun do you? ...
:beerchug: With thanks to member Graeme "broadarrow303" Barber, an excellent new research article about the Lewis Gun has been added to the...
With the success of the lewis the Imperial German Army needed an equivalent, and as efficient as ever why not take advantage of existing parts and...
In Europe and Canada there are several fine collections of WWI German MG (with the USA maintaining their live MG shoot capability) so in some...
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I picked up these mg links in small boxes a while ago. The Browning ones are 10 links per box while the Soviet ones appear to be 20 links per box. It...
here are a few that are not very common to find nowdays (all rifle caliber)
I found the British 1941, 1943 and 1951 Lanchaster Manuals. I was surprised to hear about a Dutch, a 1948 British and a 1950 French Manual for this...
Hi, can anyone please identify this BIPOD for me? I picked it up with a bunch of other military equipment. I did not know where to post it so if...
Hi im new here im looking for a sten mk3 or mk5 part kit with the semi auto conversion kit could anyone help me with that
Anyone seen one of these before? I have not. From the hand-engraved script markings I know is very early, well before WWI Not certain it's for...
Does anyone know if the book "Belgian Rattlesnake" by Easterly is still available anywhere at something close to the original price? Prices for used...
OK, attempting to start a thread for owners of Madsen LMGs in semi auto. I am unaware of how many makers exist. Mine is a Midwest Metal Creations....
One of the TV programmes which I watch when there isn't anything else worth looking at is "Pawn Stars" and yesterday they had a Nepalese Bira gun on...
I am helping a friend sell of some of his collection. He has 6 assorted 1919 barrels: Two WW2 vintage 1919A4 barrels in 30/06 Flaming bomb marked...
FWIW, BRP has one set of the Sten magazine mandrel & hammer available for the princely sum of $250.00. They had two several days ago, but the site...
Looking for some help on what I believe to be some parts for a .30 cal Browning 1919A4 MG. Looking to sell as a lot and don't have a clue on what a...
Hi , I'm using my lockdown time to build a non functional reproduction mkII STEN , I have the set of basic dimensions posted on this forum but there...
Over the years I've acquired a couple of 9mm Sten barrels that I can't identify. Have checked Peter's book and the other Sten references in my...
Having a chat with a few fellow ex-armourers a while back. The subject of "product-improving" various weapons came up, as usual, but the main...
Hey all, Snagged another cutaway (some may recall the M2 Carbine I posted some time ago). This one is a 1919. Pretty cool! Pictures are...
I ran into Dolf Goldsmith recently. He was taking orders for his new book, “The Vickers Machine Gun – Pride of the Emma Gees.” It expands on his...
I was looking at pictures and drawings of the Owen smg Mk 1 and Mk 2 and noticed that one drawing showed the rear sight being 1/2 from the back of...
So I am looking at purchasing a Thompson for my collection. Not owning a money tree I need to settle with a Kahr arms semi-auto. So I see some very...
A few not so common manuals plus the Armalite Catalog from the late 50's. The Stoner manual is not easy to find - being issued to troops testing...
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