ARMAMENT RESEARCH SERVICES: DISPATCHES
New Iranian Shoulder-Fired Multipurpose Weapon Exhibited By Yuri Lyamin On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, a large public exh... Read more.
Pakistani AK-Style Bolt-Action Rifle
A Frankengun in Every Way By Jonathan Ferguson This bizarre craft-produced weapon was acquired by the then-Ministry of Defence Pattern Room in 1996 from another... Read more.
IDF recovers various weapons including improvised firearms in Nablus
Israel Defence Force (IDF) soldiers from the Yahalom (“Diamond”) special unit, recovered hundreds of weapons as well as quantities of ammunition and explosi... Read more.
NSV & Kord Machine Guns Identification & Differences
Photo credit: Sergei Gritts/AP Untrained observers frequently confuse superficially similar small arms and light weapon (SALW) systems, particularly with the pr... Read more.
Syrian Rebels Produce Home-Made Anti-Materiel Rifles
ABOVE: A home-made anti-materiel rifle (AMR) made by Syrian rebels. (YouTube video) The Syrian conflict continues to yield interesting expedient small-arm desig... Read more.
New Pistol Designs out of Libya
The demand for firearms in Libya has brought to light three handguns so far undocumented, at least in the English-speaking world. At least one of these (Handgun... Read more.
