Category Archives: weapons

40mm Twin Mount and Crew

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

40mm twin mount and operating crew, from: Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944.  

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40-mm Twin Gun Assembly

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

40-mm Twin Gun Assembly (Source: Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944.).  

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9-mm Luger Pistol M1908

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the German Luger Pistole Parabellum 1908 was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   9-mm Luger Pistol M1908 (PISTOLE 08 or P-08)  The … Continue reading →

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5-Inch Naval Gun Turret

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

An interesting cutaway drawing of the Mark 12 5″/38 caliber U.S. naval gun. (Source: Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944.)

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9-mm Walther Pistol M1938

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Brief article on the Walther P38 semi-automatic pistol from Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   9-mm Walther Pistol M1938 (PISTOLE 38 or P-38)  This weapon was steadily replacing the … Continue reading →

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Bazooka Emplacement

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Bazooka emplacements from the Corps of Engineers’ field manual FM 5-15: Field Fortifications, U.S. War Department, February 1944. 43. ROCKET LAUNCHER EMPLACEMENT. There are two types of emplacement for this weapon, the pit-foxhole type and the pit type. a. Pit-foxhole type … Continue reading →

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Russian Antitank Guns

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

 

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M1895 Mannlicher Rifle

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

  8-mm M1895 Mannlicher Rifle (8-mm ÖSTERREICHISCHES REPETIER-GEWEHR M95)  This weapon, the most widely used of all the Mannlicher rifles, was the standard Austro-Hungarian rifle of World War I, and huge quantities were surrendered to Italy under provisions of the Peace … Continue reading →

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Austrian Firearm Terms

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Austrian Firearm Terms from Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954. GLOSSARY OF AUSTRIAN TERMS Austrian   Translation   English Meaning PISTOLE   Pistol   Pistol GEWEHR   Rifle   Rifle KARABINER   Carbine   Carbine (short rifle) … Continue reading →

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The Japanese Zero Fighter

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Intelligence report on a Japanese Zero fighter forced down over the Aleutian Islands and captured by American forces. Source: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, (“All Hands Magazine”), November 1942.   Though it now wears American colors, the airplane above … Continue reading →

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