Germany’s Hesse state police are in search for a new 5.56x45mm rifle. The German defence blog Strategie-Technik reports that Hessian state police have published a tender for ‘mid-range weapons’ to replace their submachine guns currently in service. [Read More…]
Although exceedingly rare in service with any element of the Afghan National Security Forces, there are a very small number of 5.56x45mm NATO bullpup rifles in service with either the Afghan ANA Commandos or the National Directorate of Intelligence, or more commonly [Read More…]
Norway’s Armed Forces are using the FN Minimi Light Machine Gun (5,56×45 NATO) since the late 80s. As late as 2011 they bought another 1,900 of them. They are in use with forces like the HJK/FSK, KJK, and MJK. The name FN Minimi is short for Mini [Read More…]
One of the goals of attending IWA, for me, was to find products or vendors that were not at SHOT Show last January. While Heckler and Koch were at SHOT Show, they had some guns at IWA that were not brought to Vegas. Check out their .308 DMR dubbed the G28Z. H&K G28Z [Read More…]
We know of Czech Small Arms (CSA) from their vz.61 Scorpion and their vz. 58 rifle. They debuted the vz. 15 last year but this time I got a chance to see it in person and take a closer look at it. vz. 15 The vz. 15 is a polymer framed striker fired handgun with [Read More…]
The HK416 A7 is not even up on the HK homepage, I can only find the A2 version. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. TFB reported about it (as in the G95) already last year, check here for more details. It was also to be found at the Heckler & Koch booth [Read More…]
EnforceTac is an annual special trade show which only accepts visitors from official agencies, i.e. security agencies, Police and Special Forces and military personnel. The show has grown further in its seventh edition and hosted about 250 companies in three halls at [Read More…]
B&T of Switzerland is rolling out a new pistol towards the end of the year, and it will be available in two different versions. USW-P – a striker-fired pistol version of the USW-SF. USW-SF – A striker-fired version of the USW with all the features of the [Read More…]
There is a new upgraded Steyr Mannlicher SSG around the corner called the SSG M1 2018. The upgrades make the bolt-action rifle quite similar to the SAKO TRG M10, which has had quite a lot of success recently. For instance in Poland, just check here and here for [Read More…]
Finally the B&T APC family is complete. There has been a lot of rumors about the APC308 and it was expected to be released at SHOT Show, but was nowhere to be found there. Instead it is released today at Enforce TAC 2018, Germany, closer to its birthplace in Thun, [Read More…]
Today’s Photo(s) of the Day are taken by Jakob Østheim at the Norwegian Defense (Forsvaret). These are gunmen at HNoMS Roald Amundsen during an exercise called Dynamic Mongoose in 2017. You can see both a .50 BMG Heavy Machine Gun as well as short HK416s. The [Read More…]
The Fiscal Year 2019 Department of Defense Budget Proposal has been submitted to Congress and will take some time before we find out if it is approved or denied. But within it there is a specific budget document titled “Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria [Read More…]
We recently wrote about Enhanced Tactical Arms with their new grip design at SHOT 2018. But during the show, we were able to get a behind the scenes look at the small companies efforts to replicate the developmental history of the M4 carbine from the early beginnings [Read More…]
The FLIR T50 ACTS is a thermal weapon sight that is almost a decade old. But it does not feel out of date and has some interesting features that many modern day thermal sights do not have. The T50 is a clip-on thermal weapon sight designed for military and law [Read More…]
The closest I ever got to the Russian Alpha Team was my coffee mug which I bought on location in Russia. We see each other quite often! I chose the silver logotype, not the golden, and the coffee tastes excellent every time! Below: Russian Alpha Team coffee mug with TFB [Read More…]
U.S. Marines have participated in the Swedish Basic Winter Warfare Course. These pictures were taken by Staff Sgt. Marcin Platek in January 2018, located in the North of Sweden. The location more exactly is Arvidsjaur, Sweden, where a lot of car manufacturers torture [Read More…]
The new Elftmann Tactical Ultralight Aluminum Stock was introduced at SHOT Show. I guess that by this time everyone is already familiar with the Elftmann’s triggers, and possibly their safety, but the minimalistic stock is brand new. As an “early [Read More…]
Jarod of Parker Mountain Machine makes accessories for a various firearms. He has focused on the SCAR platform and branched out to CZ scorpions. Now he offers a variety of slide cuts and RMR cuts for various pistols. Well now he has started a new venture called [Read More…]
Just before SHOT Show, Knight’s Armament announced that they will be bringing out old school products and making them available for the commercial market. They are calling it The Vault. The items in the Vault are not just products that they used to make, but these [Read More…]
Kinetic Development Group, known for working on SCAR accessory upgrades, is introducing an RMR mount for their product family of SIDELOK optics mounts. The SIDELOK sets itself apart from other mounts in its class by having the ability to be pressed on and off a [Read More…]
NC Star has been working on improving their products. Yes they are made in China but so are Holosun and other products by more reputable optic makers. NC Star gets a bad reputation but they are innovating. I have been using their SPD (Solar Powered Dot) on my Sig MPX [Read More…]
We have earlier reported about the Elevated Technologies sight mount system called The Slide. Initially, this mount was available for the Trijicon MRO and Aimpoint red dot optics. During the SHOT Show 2018, the company introduced new versions of The Slide mount designed [Read More…]
Samson has been developing upgrades for the S&W M&P Shield. You will notice it is sporting a compensator that they call the Pocket Comp. The comp is actually universal for any 1/2×28 threaded barrel but it is designed to match the contours of the Shield. [Read More…]
There’s a new B&T firearm just released on the Swiss B&T website, literally minutes ago. The GHM9 Compact is available in Switzerland and the EU, and it looks sexy. Will it come to the US? We know that B&T release their firearms nationally first, then [Read More…]
B&T have announced that their Universal Service Weapon pistol carbine has been used during the Dutch Korps Mariniers (Royal Dutch Marines) annual shooting competition with friendly NATO forces. Held in December at the Dutch Navy’s base in Den Helder, in the [Read More…]
Some absolutely great new photos of part of Heckler & Koch’s product range have emerged. Taken by German photographer Oliver Louven, a Bundeswehr veteran, the photos feature a plethora of Heckler & Koch’s current range of small arms. Louven, an [Read More…]
At Milipol in France Heckler & Koch exhibited an example of the HK416 F and what it looks like in its different configurations, including the kit that each soldier get with their weapon. All these pictures are unique for The Firearm Blog and have not been shown [Read More…]
“Here comes Santa from the sky… Raining .50 BMGs until he runs dry…” Aerial Door Gunner, taste the words. Isn’t that what we all want to become in our next life? These pictures are from the German Bundeswehr, with no real reference. To the [Read More…]
On the seventh day of Christmas (which in our timeline was yesterday), TFB brings you a taste of the broad category of what I am calling CQB Optics – glass that can be used from zero to a few hundred yards. Shooters often consider red dots optics to be for close [Read More…]
Today’s Photo Of The Day is from Norway. The Norwegian Home Guard (in Norwegian “Heimevernet” or just “HV” for short) works as a rapid mobilization force in the Norwegian military. It was founded in1946 and has land, sea and air defense [Read More…]
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