Featured Firearm: April, 2024
Lee Enfield SMLE Mk.III*
Despite initially looking to replace the entire system after the Boer War, the British Short, Magazine, Lee Enfield really came into its own during the Great War, cementing itself as one of the most iconic weapons of the conflict.
Day by Day History
Operation Overlord
June 6 - July 26, 1944
Follow the famous Normandy Campaign from the landings on D-Day until the fall of Cherbourg and Caen
Previous Projects:
The Battle of Manila, 1945 - Exercise Rhine, 1941 - The Battle of Hue, 1968 - The Battle of Tannenberg, 1914
Biographic: December, 2023
Tamon Yamaguchi
Entering service just in time for the Great War, Tamon Yamaguchi would go on to become one of Japan’s best carrier commanders. He would take part in the Pearl Harbor Attack in late 1941, but would lose his life months later, choosing to go down with his flagship at the conclusion of the disastrous Battle of Midway.
From the Collection: December, 2023
1940 Italian 5 Lire Banknote
From the Collection: A banknote from the Fascist Era of Italy
Special
Christmas 1942
The year of 1942 had been one of Axis victories, but also some defeats. As the fourth Christmas of the Second World War arrived, the world was gripped by uncertainty, as a great turning point approached.
World War Two Briefing - Part Three, Chapter 26 - The War
Summer, 1943
July - September
As the offensive at Kursk turns into disaster or the Germans, the Italian Fascist government collapses, prompting a German invasion of their erstwhile ally. Meanwhile, the Americans launch an invasion of the Island of New Georgia in the Solomons, and the biter campaign in New Guinea slowly grinds onward.
New to the Collection
C96 Broomhandle “Bolo” Pistol
Sporterized 1944 Mauser K98k Rifle
History of Company C, 127th Infantry, 32nd Division in the Great War
Coming Soon
US M3 Fighting Knife
Restoration Projects
German Mauser DSM34 Trainer
German Mauser Kar98k (Sniper)
German Mannlicher G98/40
US WWII M1 Helmet