Metal Storm

Metal Storm multi-shot grenade launcher (Australia)  Diagram of the Metal Storm 40mm 3-shot grenade launcher, mounted above the F88 (Steyr AUG) rifle. Note the electronic fire control module, loaced in the butt of the rifle. Caliber: 40mm (others possible)Type: stacked-projectile, caseless multishot systemOverall length: n/aWeight: n/aEffective range: up to 400 mCapacity: 3 shots (current 40mm model, single barrel) The Metal Storm grenade launching system is a radical step from most conventional firearms. Using the ancient principle of an "Roman candle", Metal Storm weapon systems currently are promoted in a variety of...

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AUG /Hbar

AUG /Hbar (Austria) Сaliber  5.56mm NATOV0 945 m/sЦeigth  4,9kg w/o magazineLength 900 mmLength of barrel 621 mmАeeding  box magazine 30 or 42 roundsRate of fire  680 rp...

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Steyr-Solothurn MG30

Steyr-Solothurn S2-100 / S2-200 / MG 30 / 31M machine gun (Switzerland /Austria)  Steyr-Solothurn S2-100 light machine gun.  Steyr-Solothurn S2-200 / MG 30 light machine gun, Austria.  Steyr-Solothurn S2-200 / 31M light machine gun, Hungary. Caliber7.92x57, 8x56R Weight9.5 kg Length1162 mm Barrel length600 mm Feed Magazine, 30 rounds Rate of fire550 rounds per minute During the late 1920s Waffenfabrik Solothurn, a Swiss private business that emerged in the watch-making industry but later turned to the production of small-armsparts, was bought by the German concern Rheinmetall, to serve as a research and development...

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Schwarzlose M1907 and M1907/12

Schwarzlose M1907 and M1907/12 machine gun (Austro-Hungary /Austria)  Schwarzlose M1907 machine gun on Dutch-made M tripod, with AA sight.  Schwarzlose M1907/12 machine gun on standard Austrian tripod; spade grips are folded up.Image courtesy of James D. Julia auction house, Maine, USA  Schwarzlose M1907/12 machine gun on standard Austrian tripod; spade grips are in ready position, and a shoulder stock is attached.Image courtesy of James D. Julia auction house, Maine, USA  Schwarzlose M1907/24 (Vz.24) machine gun, interwar Czechoslovak conversion to 7.92x57 mauser caliber; note that it has longer barrel and jacket. Caliber8x50R...

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Greener police gun

Greener police gun Mark III diagram of the Greener-improved Martiny action, as used in Greener police guns special 14 gauge shot shell for Greener police gun Mark III Caliber 12 Gauge or 14 Gauge Greener Type Single shot Overall length 1060 mm Barrel length 610 mm Weight, empty 3,5 kg Magazine capacity - The Greener police shotgun is one of most unusual fighting shotguns which were employed by law enforcement organizations throughout former British empire. Despite its obsolete design (which traces its roots as far back as 1860s) Greener police gun can be still encountered in hands of...

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Browning Auto-5

Browning Auto-5 / A5 and Remington model 11 shotgun (Belgium, USA)  Browning Auto-5shotgun of early Belgian manufacture, left side.   Browning Auto-5 shotgun of early Belgian manufacture, right side.   Advertising from pre-WW1 era Russian mail-order hunting supplies catalog that offered "New autoloading shotgun, five-shot, Browning system, made by Fabrique Nationale".  BrowningAuto-5 "12 gauge Light model" shotgun of late Belgian manufacture.   BrowningAuto-5 shotgun of Belgian manufacture in military configuration, as used by British forces under L32A1 designation.  BrowningAuto-5 shotgun of Belgian...

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Steyr ACR

Steyr ACR - Advanced Combar Rifle Steyr ACR Steyr ACR layout shematic Steyr ACR action drawing from Steyr patentgas piston in forward position, breech block with chamber in upper position Caliber: 5.6 mm fleschetteAction: Gas operated, rising breechOverall length: mmBarrel length: 540 mmWeigth: 3.23 kg w/o magazineRate of fire: rounds per minuteMagazine capacity: 24 rounds The Advanced Combat Rifle program was started by the US Army in the late 1980s with the main goal to improve the hit probability of average infantry soldier by at least 100 percents above the M16A2 capabilities. During this trials, held in the early 1990s, some...

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Steyr AUG

Steyr Stg.77 AUG assault rifle  Steyr AUG A1 in standard rifle configuration (military green colour) The drawing of the Steyr AUG prototype (circa 1974). From original patent. Notethe open sights instead of the latter built-in telescope sights  Same prototype drawing, major components: barrel group, receiver, plastic housing with magazine and trigger group (from top to bottom) Steyr AUG with M203 40mmgrenade launcher Steyr AUG A1 Carbine (police black colour)  Steyr AUG A2 with Carbine configuration (shorter barrel) and with Picatinny-type rail installed instead of standard telescope sight  Steyr AUG A3...

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