October, 2024

Type 97

Japanese Empire
Second World War
Made by Kokura in c.1939
6.5x50mm

World War II, German Reich, Submachine Guns, Handguns, Select Fire, 7.65x25mm, Modern Clones, Mauser, Umarex, C96 Walter Gurske World War II, German Reich, Submachine Guns, Handguns, Select Fire, 7.65x25mm, Modern Clones, Mauser, Umarex, C96 Walter Gurske

Replica: Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer

The Mauser C96 had been one of the first successful autoloading handguns introduced, and had served around the world before, during and after the Great War. In the interwar period Spanish copies proliferated, including a popular select fire model, prompting a German response.

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World War II, German Reich, Short Rifles, Bolt Action, 7.92x57mm, 1943, Gustloff Werke, Mauser 98 Walter Gurske World War II, German Reich, Short Rifles, Bolt Action, 7.92x57mm, 1943, Gustloff Werke, Mauser 98 Walter Gurske

Kar98k

The Gewehr 98 had served the Imperial Army well in the Great War, but was showing its age by the 1930s. This would lead to a program of modernization, and its product would become the standard service weapon of the Wehrmacht in the Second World War.

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World War II, Poland, German Reich, Handguns, Autoloading Pistols, 9x19mm, 1944, FB Radom, Browning-Type Automatic Handguns Walter Gurske World War II, Poland, German Reich, Handguns, Autoloading Pistols, 9x19mm, 1944, FB Radom, Browning-Type Automatic Handguns Walter Gurske

Radom Vis P.35

The excellent handgun adopted by Poland on the eve of the Second World War would go on to be one of the most common in German service during the conflict, seeing service on all fronts of the European Theater.

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World War II, German Reich, Handguns, Autoloading Pistols, .32 ACP, 1945, Walther Walter Gurske World War II, German Reich, Handguns, Autoloading Pistols, .32 ACP, 1945, Walther Walter Gurske

Walther PP - Late War

The slightly larger forerunner to the famous Walther PPK, the Polizei Pistole was used by German police and military officers during the Second World War. Remaining in production until the capture of the Walther factory in May of 1945, several were captured by US troops at that time.

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