We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2003/10/scary_gun_pic_o_the_day.html Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:47:49 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Yesterday was a light blogging day. There were chores to do in the Household of the Imperial Armorer and Armorerette. Vet visit to keep the Exterior Guard™ in fighting trim. Pictured here is the Guard Captain training his new Scout. Wonderwife™ v3.x's computer had serious virii problems stemming from the visit home last week of Good Kid™. Good Kid™ is now known unofficially as PCW™* for blowing up WonderWife's™ machine. Recovery operations here are nearly complete, with minimal overall damage, except the destruction of a day in my life. Wonderwife™ also had many Coupons of Clever Parasitism™ from Shaitan's Department... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2003/10/scary_gun_pic_o_the_day.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2003/10/scary_gun_pic_o_the_day.html Sun, 12 Oct 2003 09:54:17 -0600 ERMA MP I'll let ya run from there!]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2003/10/scary_gun_pic_o_the_day.html#comment-189 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2003/10/scary_gun_pic_o_the_day.html#comment-189 Tue, 14 Oct 2003 20:49:56 -0600 Darn. i thought it was a berreta, but did not see the magazine sticking out of the bottom. The Erma I have read almost nothing about. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2003/10/scary_gun_pic_o_the_day.html#comment-185 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2003/10/scary_gun_pic_o_the_day.html#comment-185 Tue, 14 Oct 2003 20:21:42 -0600 The other two, from the top, Beretta M38 and Erma. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2003/10/scary_gun_pic_o_the_day.html#comment-172 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2003/10/scary_gun_pic_o_the_day.html#comment-172 Tue, 14 Oct 2003 07:59:32 -0600 So what was the other two. The photo does not show them well in the grenade shot. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2003/10/scary_gun_pic_o_the_day.html#comment-168 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2003/10/scary_gun_pic_o_the_day.html#comment-168 Tue, 14 Oct 2003 01:09:21 -0600 Suomi!!! Love those Finns. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2003/10/scary_gun_pic_o_the_day.html#comment-167 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2003/10/scary_gun_pic_o_the_day.html#comment-167 Tue, 14 Oct 2003 01:07:27 -0600 When Good Kid® returns the Armorial camera, I'll get some stand-alones for you two. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2003/10/scary_gun_pic_o_the_day.html#comment-158 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2003/10/scary_gun_pic_o_the_day.html#comment-158 Mon, 13 Oct 2003 07:06:28 -0600 Good on ya Gunner! Partial credit. The one on the bottom is the Lanchester, based on the Bergmann. And Yes, Yer Highness, Sire - dats a PPSh41. I'll get a picture of it with the drum. Next to the Suomi with a drum! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2003/10/scary_gun_pic_o_the_day.html#comment-157 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2003/10/scary_gun_pic_o_the_day.html#comment-157 Mon, 13 Oct 2003 06:40:08 -0600 The PPSh41 normally had a drum but they also had "stick" magazines. The early ones were not very good and fed badly but then the soviets increased the thickness of the stamped metal and the troubles went away. The three that are off the edge I remember the bottom one looking like a bergmann(sic) but the other two escape me. They were nicely shown in the Grenade photos a days ago. Thanks for the MAT 49 shot. I had heard the front magazine well folded but had never seen a photo of it done. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2003/10/scary_gun_pic_o_the_day.html#comment-156 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2003/10/scary_gun_pic_o_the_day.html#comment-156 Mon, 13 Oct 2003 00:50:23 -0600 Is that REALLY a PPSh41 in the middle right? The absence of a drum magazine has me a bit confused, but if it IS... DROOL!!! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2003/10/scary_gun_pic_o_the_day.html#comment-153 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2003/10/scary_gun_pic_o_the_day.html#comment-153 Sun, 12 Oct 2003 23:27:38 -0600