Tag: eastern front

Fun Facebook Group: The Ghosts of the Eastern Front

Posted November 4, 2015 in AK-47 / AK-74 / Everything AK, Guns & Gear, Other Gear & Gadgets, Rifles by Nathan S with 33 Comments

Attention history and antique gun buffs, this group may be one for you. The Ghosts of the Eastern Front is a Facebook group dedicated to the Russo-German conflict within the Second World War. The group features, photos, videos, and stories from the deadliest front. [Read More…]

An Even Earlier Encounter With The Sturmgewehr: 1943

Posted October 28, 2015 in Guns & Gear, Other Gear & Gadgets, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 14 Comments

In November of last year, we blogged about an early Soviet encounter with the MKb.42(H), the open bolt machine carbine that would become the famous closed bolt MP/StG.44 assault rifle. Ensign Expendable, author of the Soviet Gun Archives blog that provided the material [Read More…]