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Austro-Hungarian rifles of World War I

Posted: 27 Dec 2012

Additional images and specification tables for Part 2 of Paul Scarlata's article on the Austro-Hungarian rifles of the First World War, published in The Armourer January/February ...

Swiss Connection

Posted: 27 Dec 2012

Swiss Machine Guns - An overview of Solothurn developments and technical data of the most important Solothurn weapons.

Israeli Accoutrements

Posted: 27 Dec 2012

Part 1 of R.J Dennis's article on wartime Israeli accoutrements which featured in the Jan/Feb 2010 issue of The Armourer.

007 facts about James Bond creator Ian Fleming

Posted: 23 Oct 2012

Everyone has heard of Ian Fleming, author and creator of the most well-known spy in films history. Few people, though, know that Fleming was quite a character himself, and that ...

Lest We Forget: World War I memories from the Front

Posted: 23 Oct 2012

A personal account from Bill Harriman of his grandfather's wartime service, with a dog-eared photo of a young NCO, two medal ribbons, two postcards and a cheap clasp knife.

World War Two postal history collection

Posted: 12 Oct 2012

The collection of World War Two postal history recently acquired by the British Library Philatelic Collections provides an evocative record of wartime events and a personal diary ...

Rapiers at the Wallace: a fencing exhibition

Posted: 23 Jul 2012

Bill Harriman explores the display dedicated to the skilled artistry behind the rapier: The Noble Art of the Sword: Fashion and fencing in Renaissance Europe.