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A different model

The subject of gun ownership and rights have been contentious in the United States for decades, creating the impression that this is how things must be.

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The Obrez: Russian sawn off rifles

Looking like something Jawas would use in a driveby, there exists a sawn off conversion of the Imperial Russian Army’s Model 1891 Mosin-Nagant rifle that is sure to draw any curious gunnies’ attention. It’s dubbed the Obrez, and its something of a flamethrower. What is The Obrez? The word Obrez roughly translates into ‘cut down’ […]

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The M1910 Maxim Sokolov Machine Gun: The gun wheeled around the world (VIDEO)

Russia's Maxim M1910 machine gun turned peasants into warriors and served the Motherland through two world wars. It's service life continued in the hands of Soviet allies and it is not uncommon to find this hearty century-old gun still in firing on the battlefields of Afghanistan.

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The RPK: The Super Kalashnikov (VIDEO)

Take an AK-47, give it a 75-round magazine then make it even more robust as to allow for long periods of full auto firing like a good old fashion squad machine gun should. About 60-years ago, the Russian gunmaking giant Izhmash did just that and they called it the RPK.

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The CZ 52 Pistol: A 1950s Czech Hotrod

Its looks like the Walther PPK Satan would carry, but looks aside, the CZ52 pistol is one interesting, deadly effective, and affordable pistol that has recently been taking major steps forward on the collectable handguns market.

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