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It is no secret that for many Soviet officers it was very prestigious to own a captured pistol. Most often, German short-barreled weapons could be at the disposal of the infantry commanders of the platoon-battalion level and the military personnel of the reconnaissance units. That is, those who

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A rare photo - two identical Russian warships of non-Soviet construction together. But that should stop being rare. Photo: defenceimagery.mod.uk Having decided on the principles that should underlie the sane shipbuilding policy of Russia, you need to subject them at least

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The High-Precision Complexes holding (part of the Rostec state corporation) was formed in 2009. Judging by the brand's popularity in Russia and abroad, the consolidation of the scientific and technical potential of specialized enterprises was successful. Not every integrated structure can boast

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About spilled blood - as a general to a general In February 2021, shortly before the next anniversary of the armed conflict on Damansky Island, a very lengthy and, to put it mildly, somewhat strange material was published in Nezavisimaya Gazeta. It was a big interview with a retired major general

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In the minds of the majority of Europeans, and even the citizens of Russia, the expanses of Southern Siberia, Altai, Mongolia, Northern and Central China have always been an area of settlement for the peoples of the Mongoloid race, but this is far from the case. Already in 3000 BC, Southern Siberia was inhabited by the clans of the Indo-European

In general, even such a modern rifle with a rotary magazine in the US Army did not go. But this does not mean that the drum magazine was never used in American weapons again. No, there was another rifle, and a rather unusual one, which had such a magazine, and in addition, there was also

O Damask Durendal, my light sword, Into whose handle of the shrine of old I have put: In it is the blood of Vasily, the tooth of Peter the incorruptible, Vlasa of Denis, a man of God, A fragment of the vest of Mary the virgin. ("Song of Roland") A sword for the Middle Ages is clearly more than a simple weapon. For the Middle Ages, this is, first of all

10:34. Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword, (the Gospel of Matthew) Each topic for an article on VO is "not just like that": he sat down, put his finger to his forehead and "gave birth" to the text. It is necessary to find information, and often the most interesting information has to be taken from books

The history of weapons knows not so many examples of how a well-known and tested model in difficult conditions of war receives very controversial reviews. As a rule, the majority of experts agree, and this or that system receives a fairly unambiguous assessment based on

Probably, I was not the only one who came across an incorrect classification of weapons in various catalogs, when a submachine gun, for some unknown reason, ended up in the section of submachine guns. It would seem that there is nothing difficult in identifying a submachine gun in front of you or an assault rifle, no - just look

NPO Izhmash is going to develop a modification of the new AK-12 Kalashnikov assault rifle, which will match the special forces units as much as possible. According to the press service of the enterprise, a sample of such a machine will be presented in the fall of this year, according to RIA Novosti

“A dagger is good for someone who has it, and bad for someone who does not have it at the right time” (Abdullah, “White Sun of the Desert”) Firearms are an integral attribute of civilization. Since ancient times, weapons have served as an instrument of protection, obtaining food, conquering territories. And always a weapon

Weapon history is a continuous process of improving small arms, aimed at increasing their combat effectiveness and developing in accordance with global trends in combat tactics. Experimental and prototypes created at the stages of research work

John Moses Browning developed many models of small arms and proposed a number of technical solutions that are still very popular today. In addition, a number of samples of J.M. Browning and are now in service with various armies, and also continue to be operated by shooters. One

For me, acquaintance with this rifle became an acquaintance with … weapons in general. We lived at the end of the 50s of the last century in a private wooden house for two families, and in our half there were only two rooms, so my grandfather, the former head of the city council during the war years, the director of the school, awarded with orders

Winchester - I mean the famous gun that "conquered the Wild West" - a thing too famous and popular not to write much and in detail. Including on the pages of VO, where, in particular, my materials about the battles of the Americans with the Indians at Rosebud and Little Big Horn were published. There

Here the pistols have already flashed, The hammer is thundering against the ramrod. The bullets go off the faceted barrel, And the trigger clicked for the first time. (Eugene Onegin. A.S. Pushkin) This is not the first time thanks to the courtesy of my friend N, who collects firearms of the past ( of course, rendered inoperative in

CHAPTER TWO Why wasn't the 1891 Model 3-Line Rifle used without a bayonet? But after learning why the three-line was fired with a bayonet, we received a second question - why was it not provided for the use of a rifle without a bayonet

In 1891, a new weapon was adopted by the Russian army - the Russian three-line rifle, created by S.I. Mosin. This rifle was supposed to replace the Berdanks, which had been in operation since the early seventies. The new project used magazine ammunition, which provided significant

One of the first anti-tank rifles was adopted by the Polish army before the Second World War. In 1935, under the name "Karabin Przeciwpancemy UR wz. 35", a 7.92-mm anti-tank rifle was adopted, created by T. Felchin, E. Stetsky, J. Maroshkoyna, P. Villenevchits. The basis

The AR-15 platform has long demonstrated its potential, including as the basis for various small arms. On its basis, systems of all major classes were created, from pistols to machine guns. However, the potential of the platform was not exhausted on this. So, in the recent past, the American company PSE

Recently, more and more often on the screens you can see crossbows, which are armed with heroes of films, the action of which takes place in our time, and sometimes in the future. What is remarkable about all this disgrace is that almost always directors or screenwriters, I don't know whose fault it is, endow this weapon

After World War II, a group of German designers worked at the CETME firm in Madrid, where they took part in the creation of a rifle operating on the principle of using the semi-recoil bolt (the scheme was developed by L. Forgrimmler, first implemented in the experimental StuG 45 (M) rifle). NWM company

It is clear that you cannot design the same rifle without having a cartridge for this. It is also clear that the way to load a weapon from a muzzle, filling it with gunpowder, and then inserting a bullet, we are unlikely to find an author known to mankind. His name, like the name of the inventor of the wheel, has long since sunk into oblivion. More

For a long time, small arms could not boast of high performance, which is why, after several shots, the armies had to switch to bayonet combat. This feature of the wars of the past is immortalized in the famous thesis of A.V. Suvorov: "a bullet is a fool, and a bayonet is a fine fellow." V