Category: Weapons Education

The pinfire cartridge was a popular development in Europe in the mid-1800s that never saw much exposure in the United States. A huge variety of pinfire revolvers were made by a myriad of large and small shops, with Liege Belgium being one of the biggest manufacturing centers. Guns ranged from tiny folding-trigger 5mm models to […]

Franklin Armory™ is pleased to announce the limited availability of two revolutionary patent pending triggers: The Binary Firing System™, which has a mode that fires one round with every function of the trigger (whether pull or release,) and the Release Firing System™, which has a mode that fires only on the release function of the […]

This is what happens when someone claims to be AK expert and buys an AK off Armslist, while actually not knowing a thing about the iconic rifle. (ControversialTimes)- The exchange was posted to a private Facebook group known simply as AK-47 and is the experience of one of the groups members in what should have […]

This CZ Model S rifle is one of many prototypes made between the world wars in Czechoslovakia in an effort to develop a military semiautomatic rifle. Similar efforts were underway in most other countries at the same time (basically every place that had a mature arms industry), and a huge variety of ideas were tried […]

Patented in 1896, this is one of several models of unique pocket pistols designed by Paul Brun-Latrige. He was a manager of the Manufrance company located in St. Etienne France. A large mail-order catalog company that produced a wide variety of products. Early versions of this pistol used a ring trigger mechanism and a 5mm […]

We talk a lot at Active Self Protection about the idea that we shoot until the threat stops. This is why. Are you mentally ready to continue to put shots on target after you’ve already gotten good hits? What does this deadly force encounter teach us about self defense? 1. The human body is designed […]

The KRISS Vector is now available in 9mm and is yet another great offering in the 9mm pistol caliber carbine market. However, the interesting recoil mitigation technology housed within the gun makes the 9mm Vector a real sweetheart to shoot. In this episode of TFBTV, Alex and Patrick take a look at both the carbine […]

Just as production of the .32ACP Type Hamada pistols was reaching full scale, Bunji Hamada was asked to redesign his pistol to use the standard 8mm Nambu cartridge. This he did, and after several changes required by the Army (which appear to have had more to do with giving the Army some claim to the […]

Devisme of Paris was one of the early manufacturers of a true center fire cartridge revolver, with production of this model beginning in 1858 or 1859. This is a bottom-break 11mm, 6-shot revolver, made to a very high standard of quality. Devisme also made a variety of other guns, including indoor parlor pistols, percussion guns, […]

Throughout the pre-WWI period, Paul Mauser was working continuously to develop a reliable self-loading rifle. Among his many experimental designs was a flapper-locked rifle. The flapper-locking system was first patented by a Swede named Kjellman, but his design (for a light machine gun) did not get beyond prototype form. Mauser made a military rifle using […]