The Wehrmacht wanted to place a semi-auto rifle into production before the war as they had seen both the Garand and AVS introduced in the US and...
The Z plan was rubbish. The plan was only pursued half-heartedly then abandoned as soon as the war kicked off. Actually sooner, in July...
The Kreigsmarine build program that was to supply a formidable surface force by '45 was just smoke and mirrors to make the Km feel less leftout....
The Germans captured no aircraft carriers. The French carrier Bearn was in the Med or Atlantic when France fell, and escaped capture. She was...
Actually, I beleive they only outlawed lead shot. As long as steel shot was used I think they were technically legal.
Those shipments prior to '42 were not Lend Lease. They were Cash and carry. Russia had to pay for the merchandise prior to delivery. One thing...
Actually, the US recieved less than 1% of the total bill for lend-lease. The US spent somewhere around $20 Billion, in 1942 dollars, on lend...
There were NO Lend Lease shipments to the USSR in 1939. Nor were there any in 1940. The USSR had a non-agression pact with Germany, a sympathetic...
I meant to say Canadians, dont know why I typed Australian
But Russia did determine her own destiny. She had already beaten the Germans during Op Typhoon, the last push on Moscow. The first Lend-Lease...
I have always enjoyed subjects off the beaten path. WWII:Aluetian campaign, Americans on the East Front, Norwegian spies and such. WWI: von...
Probably, if the pics were taken in Asia. Germany was one of the Nationalist's main arms supplier's. The Chinese bought only a couple of batches...
The same could be done with Spanish or Hungarian helmets. Would require using some body filler on the pinholes in the Spanish helmet, and...
I have never been out and out ripped off, but occasionally I get something not quite as it was advertised. I ordered a lot of 10 or so Stalhelms...
Something I just remebered..... I have bought several helmets out of the Shotgun News magazine.
The logistics problem was why the Lebel and MAS were mainly used only in France and the Low Countries as the plants producing ammo, ammo dumps,...
From June-Sept 1940 the Germans collected and sent to Germany more than 5 million French rifles The 7.5mm cartridge was the only cartridge being...
Actually in the last 10-12 years the value of Japanese equipment has risen quite a bit. Forsaken for so long these items are now pretty rare....
Because the rifle was obselete, not because it was of poor manufacture. Designing a bolt action 5 shot rifle when the Garand had already entered...
[img] Actually the MAS is a bit sturdier than the K98, and I have never had any problems with it.
