Zastava M59 / 66 underfolding blade bayonet
This Yugo blade bayonet has a very distinctive, enlongated ricasso to accommodate the papovka’s permanently affixed grenade launcher.
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The So-called “Krinks”
They Used to be Hard to Get. In the Soviet section of my library, an old wind-up Russian alarm clock and Red Army belt with 5-sided star buckle gather dust on a shelf in front of the books. Both were …
Carbines vs Rifles
We often hear those in the know referring to ARs as “carbines.” But doesn’t AR stand for Armalite Rifle? What’s the difference? Carbines were originally short rifles issued to cavalry troopers. Troopers generally fought from the saddle with a …