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Battleship New Jersey museum scouring the globe to complete their 20mm cannon
by Chris EgerThe historic capital ship is looking for some parts for one of their WWII-vintage anti-aircraft guns to complete their display.
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Gun Review: Swiss Schmidt-Rubin Model 1896/11 rifle in 7.5x55mm
by Hanson Hovell HolladayDespite their neutrality, Switzerland possessed what surely was the most accurate service rifle of both World Wars: the Schmidt-Rubin Model 1896/11.
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Happy Easter: Guns of the Vatican’s Swiss Guard, the world’s oldest continuously serving military unit
by Chris EgerOn Easter Sunday, we thought we would take a look at the guns of the 'Sunday's best dressed' military force on detail in the smallest country in the world.
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Looking for some antiaircraft guns for your boat? Gotcha covered (PHOTOS)
by Chris EgerIf you have a problem with low-flying German Messerschmitts or Japanese Zeroes, Rock Island Auction Company may have just what you are looking for in a pair of naval AAA mounts.
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Swiss balk at EU concept of stripping ‘assault rifles’ from the people
by Chris EgerSwitzerland and the European Union are at odds over efforts by the EU to curb the neutral country's treasured gun culture and citizen-soldier tradition.
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7 Rifles enter ‘The Ugly Gun’ Club (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerNowhere in the definition of a rifle is there anything about them having to be easy to look at, but with gunmaking moored to a tradition of craftsmanship and innovation, those long guns that don't bend to consumer tastes do tend to stick out in the crowd. Don't people us? Here's seven...
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SIG Sauer Parent Company Buys GSG, supplier of SIG 1911-22 Handguns
by Aaron SamselThe L&O Group, the Swiss based manufacturing firm that owns SIG SAUER, has bought a controlling interest in German Sport Guns, who has been supplying .22 caliber handguns for rebranding by SIG SAUER USA for the past couple of years.
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The Oerlikon Cannon: The legendary 20mm Kamikaze killer
by Chris EgerAbout a third of all Japanese aircraft shot down during WWII met their demise courtesy of the German designed, Swiss perfected, American built 20mm Oerlikon AAA cannon, but what is perhaps more amazing is that there are still a few floating around in the states, transferable and ready for home defense.
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