November, 2024

Gewehr 88-05

German Empire
First World War
Made by Spandau in 1890
7.92x57mm

World War II, Kingdom of Hungary, Handguns, Autoloading Pistols, .380 ACP, 1942, FEG, Frommer Pistols Walter Gurske World War II, Kingdom of Hungary, Handguns, Autoloading Pistols, .380 ACP, 1942, FEG, Frommer Pistols Walter Gurske

FEG 37.M

The standard issue sidearm of Hungary in the Second World War was a simple, robust automatic chambering the 9x17mm cartridge. The last design by the legendary Rudolf Frommer, it would see service with the Hungarian as well as German armies during the conflict.

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World War I, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Rifles, Bolt Action, 8x56mm, 1917, FEG, WWI Standard Issue Rifles Walter Gurske World War I, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Rifles, Bolt Action, 8x56mm, 1917, FEG, WWI Standard Issue Rifles Walter Gurske

Mannlicher M.1895

The straight-pull Mannlicher M.95 was the standard issue service rifle of the Austro-Hungarian Empire during the Great War, with millions produced and serving on the Eastern Front and in northern Italy, as well as other Fronts. It would continue in service to the the Empire’s successor states through the Second World War.

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