The M1 Carbine: From Zero To Hero
Every single thing has its purpose. One of the great powers in humanity is its ability to imbue what it creates with as much of a purpose as we can. No matter how mundane...
Category: History
The Glock 17: From Revolutionary To Routine
I want to do an experiment with all of you right now. Before you even go further let me ask you do one thing. Think of a 9mm handgun. And give me an answer...
The Type 54: The Longest Lasting Military Service Pistol
I want you to think of the oldest service pistol still in active use right now. Mull over the concept for a bit as it is a tad daunting. Very vague. Oldest service pistol....
Geha Shotgun: An Interwar Curiosity
Introduction In 2021 I grew a fascination with military surplus, leading me to travel all over South East Pennsylvania looking for small little treasures of surplus in gun stores, usually being turned off by...
A Retrospective: The Colt 633 “DOE”
Intro It’s likely the same stupidity that led me to purchase a V8 sedan the same year a Democratic president took office that convinced me now was the time to build a PCC in...
The Daewoo K2: South Korea’s Pride
The AK Wishes They Were This Cool Many of us in the gun community all have our own flavor of bang-stick that we gravitate towards. The pistol side of things has such a wide...
The MSA Phalanx
The MSA Phalanx is a really strange mask. There exists a pretty solid demand for these, despite the lack of filters. For quite a long time, the only people I knew collecting these generally...
Soldier of Fortune Magazine: /k/ before the Internet
To be honest, I hadn’t discovered Soldier of Fortune until I first visited /k/, and even then didn’t know anything about SOF in earnest until I reached enough time on the image board for...
FireForce Ventures Podcast – Men Among Men Stories
Bindu and Hank’s two-part deep dive into Chris Cocks’ “Fireforce”, first published in 1988. “Fireforce” details Chris Cocks’ experiences as a front line commando with “The Lovers”, 3 Commando, Rhodesian Light Infantry.
The South Dakota Air & Space Museum’s Outdoor Aircraft Exhibits
In the Black Hills of South Dakota just outside Ellsworth AFB sits the small but extraordinary South Dakota Air and Space Museum. It’s easy to miss if you don’t know about it or aren’t...
