The Brixia Modello 35 was a light infantry mortar to provide indirect fire support against enemy positions at platoon level and was based on a 45mm light fragmentation projectile weighing 16.4 ounces (465 grams) and able to reach target areas out to about 580 yards...

The French began experimenting with semi-automatic rifles as far back as the 1890’s with the testing of the Meunier rifle and by 1900 they were considering the replacement of their bolt action rifles with semi-automatic rifles, but budget constraints and bureaucracy...

It can be argued that this cartridge is nothing more than a longer case length 9mm Parabellum training blank used with a specially constricted barrel and deeper chamber preventing accidentaly firing live rounds as a live round would settle too far forward in the...

This cartridge is a spotting cartridge/trainer for the Instalaza C90-CR (M3) 90mm shoulder mounted rocket-propelled grenade launcher and was developed during the 1980’s. It is produced by Instalaza SA, Spain. Apart from the Spanish Army, Marines, Air Force and Guardia...

There is currently not much known about this cartridge other that it was based on a shortened 7.5 × 54 MAS Mle 1929 case and was developed in the period right after WW2. The design was by the French Service Technique de l'Armement from a design sketch dated October...

Training cartridge for the 112mm APILAS (Armor-Piercing Infantry Light Arm System) that was developed by GIAT during the late 1970’s as a response to a request for proposals from the French armed forces for a new recoilless infantry anti-tank weapon. The 112mm APILAS...

During 1943 the Finnish authorities began showing a passing interest in an assault rifle/SMG concept like the 7.92 Kurz. They however did not have either the time nor the inclination to start the development of a whole new assault rifle/cartridge concept smack bang in...

SP-6 AP with hardened steel core. Able to penetrate helmets and heavy Kevlar body armour out to at least 200 meters.Left specimen has the 7N12 bullet providing increased accuracy and penetration, the right hand specimen is by Wolf Performance Ammunition.

This was one of various assault rifle experimentals based on the 7.62 NATO by the French Direction des Études et Fabrications d’Armament (D.E.F.A) during the late 1950’s.            

The 9x40 Lilja was developed by Erkki Lilja, who was a close colleague of Amio Lahti. He did his own research and development of an assault-rifle type weapon during 1943 and built his own prototype at VKT (Valtion Kivääritehdas = State Rifle Factory), the same place...

The 9x41 Lahti was a final development by Amio Lahti during the late 1950’s after he had already retired from the VKT (Valtion Kivääritehdas = State Rifle Factory). During 1943 there were serious issues between him and the VKT management. The Finnish Army Ordnance...

This was a British designed aiming device for the multi-use Shoulder Mounted Attack Weapon (SMAW) that was fired from a specialised spotting rifle positioned to the side of the rocket launcher. A standard 7.62 NATO case was used that was necked up to 9mm with a...