Historical Guns

When the incoming fire seemed overwhelming and his comrades were falling LCPL Amarjit Pun unlimbered his Sterling submachine gun and won the day. Sometimes big things do indeed come in small packages.

Alfred Naujocks was the guy who started World War 2 with Operation Canned Goods.

If you have a Henry, but you want to get the absolute most out of it, this is a set of modifications worth looking into.

WW2 was such a horrible, curious thing. These Germans flew to the English homeland dropping high explosives and ended up in a brief firefight with the Tommies responding to the crash site. When the dust settled the Brits gave the Germans beer in return for souvenirs. War is undeniably strange indeed.

The man survived the Longest Day to advance with the Allied vanguard. A product of the Mississippi backwoods and a survivor of the Great Depression, this tough teenager found that he had a knack for soldiering.

There’s a curious logical order to an execution in Information Age America. We can’t help but be fascinated.

MG Sedgwick had no shortage of courage. His calm demeanor under fire reliably inspired his troops.

The most powerful helicopter gunships ever built. The Army roster called them the 53d Aviation Detachment. Everybody else knew these thunderous monsters as Guns-A-Go-Go.

I have some friends that found themselves on the Mexican border during Spring Break several years ago with some spending money and a little time. They were young, bulletproof, and immortal, so they figured they’d wander over and spend the day exploring Juarez on foot.