The Mysterious American M91
A while back I grabbed a rather interesting M91. Why is it interesting? Let’s find out. When I first saw it, the rifle was described to me as an undesirable Westinghouse for $325. It...
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Metacamouflage
Not much changed in the first hundred years of military camouflage. For most of the 20th century there had been a unifying goal: prevent your people and things from being seen by the enemy....
Camping With Surplus
Camping with Surplus (When You Don’t Know Camping) I have to admit it, I did not come out of a household that was into the outdoors if you couldn’t see it from a car...
A Visual Expedition Into DPM Variants
This is a journey into the many different variants of the Disruptive Pattern Material, also known as DPM. I am only showing patterns I have in my collection. There are many many more. First,...
The Rise and Fall of the Ubiquitous Mosin Nagant
In 2008, my father took me down to Keene’s Smoked Ham Depot to buy me my first firearm. Upon walking in the door, he gave me three choices: a Gewehr 98 that looked as...
Common Desert Patterns in the States
In a previous article, I ranted about the common “woodland” camo in the eastern side of the US. While I can’t say that I live anywhere near a desert, nor have I ever been...
