Featured Firearm: November, 2024
Gewher 88-05
Germany’s first smokeless powder design was not without its problems, but still found itself a prolific presence on the battlefields of the Great War.
Featured Firearm
Day by Day History
Manila: 1945 - Exercise Rhine: 1941 - Hue: 1968 - Tannenberg: 1914
Follow historical battles day by day in episodic format, with additional contextual posts about leaders, weapons and battlefields
Biographic: August, 2024
Hermann von Francois
One of the most aggressive commanders in the German Imperial Army, Hermann von Francois clashed with nearly every immediate superior he had. Twice decorated with the Pour le Merite, he would be forced out by his rival Ludendorff shortly before the end of the Great War.
From the Collection: December, 2023
1940 Italian 5 Lire Banknote
From the Collection: A banknote from the Fascist Era of Italy
World War Two Briefing - Part Three, Chapter 32 - The War - Special
Operation Overlord
June 6, 1944
The Allies land in Normandy, commencing the liberation of France from four years of German occupation and reopening the Western Front, spelling disaster for the overstretched Germans.
New to the Collection
1944 Izhevsk Mosin Nagant M91/30 PU Sniper
1892 St. Ettiene Berthier M1892
Beretta M9
German M1852 Sabre
Soviet Maxim Ammunition Can
VC Pith Helmet
ARVN ID Card
Coming Soon
Finnish L35 Lahti Pistol
Soviet M43 Uniform
Restoration Projects
German Mauser DSM34 Trainer
German Mannlicher G98/40
US WWII M1 Helmet