Guns & Militaria

Demystifying the Sten Mk.2 Machine Gun

Demystifying the Sten Mk.2 Machine Gun

The pressing need for a rapid solution led to the creation of the Sten, named after its designers, Major Reginald Shepherd and Harold Turpin, and the Enfield factory where it...

Demystifying the Sten Mk.2 Machine Gun

The pressing need for a rapid solution led to the creation of the Sten, named after its designers, Major Reginald Shepherd and Harold Turpin, and the Enfield factory where it...

Compact and Lethal: The Story of the Mk.2 Sten

Compact and Lethal: The Story of the Mk.2 Sten

One of the most famous uses of the Sten gun was during the assassination of SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich, one of the principal architects of the Holocaust. The Sten's simplicity and...

Compact and Lethal: The Story of the Mk.2 Sten

One of the most famous uses of the Sten gun was during the assassination of SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich, one of the principal architects of the Holocaust. The Sten's simplicity and...

Inside the MG34: Engineering Genius of WWII

Inside the MG34: Engineering Genius of WWII

In the annals of military history, few weapons have achieved the iconic status of the MG34, a masterpiece of German engineering that set a new standard for machine guns during...

Inside the MG34: Engineering Genius of WWII

In the annals of military history, few weapons have achieved the iconic status of the MG34, a masterpiece of German engineering that set a new standard for machine guns during...

Wartime Stories Around the MG34

Wartime Stories Around the MG34

However, the true measure of the MG34's impact can only be understood through the stories of the soldiers who wielded it and the battles it shaped. The MG34's precision and...

Wartime Stories Around the MG34

However, the true measure of the MG34's impact can only be understood through the stories of the soldiers who wielded it and the battles it shaped. The MG34's precision and...

Unraveling the History of the MG34

Unraveling the History of the MG34

The development of the MG34 was driven by the need to modernize the German military, which was still relying on outdated weaponry from the previous war. The Treaty of Versailles...

Unraveling the History of the MG34

The development of the MG34 was driven by the need to modernize the German military, which was still relying on outdated weaponry from the previous war. The Treaty of Versailles...

The MG34: Backbone of German Firepower

The MG34: Backbone of German Firepower

Designed by Heinrich Vollmer in the late 1920s and early 1930s, the MG34 was the first general-purpose machine gun (GPMG), capable of being deployed in various roles, including as a...

The MG34: Backbone of German Firepower

Designed by Heinrich Vollmer in the late 1920s and early 1930s, the MG34 was the first general-purpose machine gun (GPMG), capable of being deployed in various roles, including as a...