Christmas Stockings and M1903s, 1941 Edition
This scene some 80 years ago, December 1941, has the official caption of: "Christmas - Army Style. A rifle rack gains new utility as Pvts. Kotula and Queen hang their socks on rifles in the…
Category: Militaria
Remembering the Battle of the Bulge
From December 20 to December 26, 1944, during the #BattleoftheBulge, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) formed a defensive perimeter around Bastogne. https://youtu.be/1YjT6cL8hXc As a result of the powerful American defense to the north and…
Camp Perry Scraps Beloved Old ‘German POW’ Shacks
Camp Perry, Ohio-- "Contractors removed the final nine WWII prisoner of war huts in the southeast section of Camp Perry last week of the approximately 965 huts that were constructed in 1943 to house German…
Of Long Barreled Broomhandles
The Mauser Construktion 96, or C96, entered service in 1896 and was made-- barring Chinese and Spanish unlicenced copies-- into the late 1930s for both the consumer market and military contracts. While the standard barrel…
SIG Sauer Custom Works Commissions 1911s to Commemorate 80th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor
NEWINGTON, N.H., (December 7, 2021) – In partnership with the Best Defense Foundation, SIG SAUER is honored to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor with three one-of-a-kind, custom-designed 1911 pistols: the Pearl Harbor…
U. S. Army Awards Winchester $13 Million Small Arms Ammunition Contract
EAST ALTON, IL — Winchester, the largest manufacturer of small-caliber ammunition for the U.S. military, announced that the U.S. Army has awarded the company a $13 million contract for the development of manufacturing processes for the…
Barrett Produces 1000th MRAD MK22 for the Military
Murfreesboro, TN: Barrett Firearms Manufacturing Inc. is pleased to announce the production of the 1000th MRAD (Multi-Role Adaptive Design) Mark 22 MOD 0 (MK22) rifle, in support of the United States Special Operations Command Advanced…
Austrian Army runs Mantis X for Officer Training
The modern Austrian Army, or Bundesheer, dates back to 1955 and, by extension, to the old Kaiserliche Armee of the Habsburgs that fought the Turks and later Napolean back in the day. They have a…
West Point Class of ’01 Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Custom Henry
Upon graduating from the prestigious U.S. Military Academy at West Point, you are commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Army and will serve for at least the next 8 years in some capacity, be…
Remember to Observe Veterans Day & Salute the Troops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17kD9u66d5w As pointed out by the Department of Defense: November 11 is Veterans Day, a federal holiday that is meant to honor all veterans of the uniformed services who served or are still serving during…