October, 2024

Type 97

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

World War II, Soviet Union, Carbines, Bolt Action, 7.62x54mm, 1943, Izhevsk Arsenal, Mosin Nagant Walter Gurske World War II, Soviet Union, Carbines, Bolt Action, 7.62x54mm, 1943, Izhevsk Arsenal, Mosin Nagant Walter Gurske

Mosin Nagant M38

The Soviet M38 was intended for issue to specialists and non-combat troops, but its handy nature made it a popular choice in the brutal urban combat that came to characterize the popular image of the Second World War’s Eastern Front.

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World War II, Soviet Union, Handguns, Autoloading Pistols, 7.62x25mm, 1944, Izhevsk Arsenal, Tokarev Pistol, WWII Standard Issue Handguns Walter Gurske World War II, Soviet Union, Handguns, Autoloading Pistols, 7.62x25mm, 1944, Izhevsk Arsenal, Tokarev Pistol, WWII Standard Issue Handguns Walter Gurske

TT33

The Tokarev TT33 pistol served the Soviet Union throughout the Great Patriotic War and beyond, as well as a large number of Eastern Bloc nations in the Cold War era.

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