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Would someone know in which year Colt introduced their 635 and 633HB submachine guns? The 635 must have appeared around 1985, but I'd like to know exactly. The 633HB must have been later, and was also discontinued pretty fast, would someone know when? Many thanks! Cheers HANS

I have contacted CMP, but they don't have any records pertaining sales prior to 1996 . . . The cut-off year seems to have been 1968, though. From what I have read on the programme in the 1920s and 1930s, the M1911A1 was not available then, only the M1917 revolvers (and various rifles, of...

From when till when did the DCM programme run that allowed citizens to buy "unservicable" M1911A1s? The earliest date I've found is 1960. When did it start and when did it end? Many thanks! Cheers HANS

I have some questions on the Model 311R "guard gun" with 18.25" barrels. When was this introduced? The earliest reference I could find was 1968. Furthermore, this gun was famously available to NYPD detectives for a long time. Would someone know in which year it was introduced and whether they...

Thanks Jim! Why? Pure curiosity. I doubt movie stars know what kind of scope they're toting ;) Cheers HANS

I'm looking to identify the scopes mounted on Mini-14 rifles in the following films (the links lead to the Internet Movie Firearms Database, with film caps). Can someone help? Many thanks! http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/American,_The#Ruger_Mini-14...

Thanks! Would this be different for the original guns when they were new, that is, before WWII? I also read there were some internal changes in 1927, but don't know what they actually changed ;) Cheers HANS

Does the Remington Model 11 have similar cycling issues as the Benelli M1 when not held firmly enough? I've seen this happen on the recoil-operated Benelli, but have no access to a Remington Model 11 to try it out ;) Thanks! Cheers HANS

Scott Automatic Co. of Hollywood, CA, made early tactical lights in the 1930s. I'm looking for details on this manufacturer as well as for technical specs of their Nite-Site line of barrel-mounted lights. Can anyone help? I have Hill's THE ULTIMATE THOMPSON BOOK, which gives some info, but I'm...

The interesting ones weren't, actually. I own a Bannerman from 1927. They don't offer any contemporary US service arms except for M1903 rifles assembled from parts (I'm told these were of lousy quality), and no machine guns of any kind except for mechanical guns (Gatling, Hotchkiss, etc)...

44-henry: That's awesome! Could you scan the section relevant to the Lewis? I'd be very interested to see that. The Lewis wasn't really made any longer during the 1920s (you could still order them from BSA in England, if you were a government), so surplus guns would be all that was available...

I've found one state law: California made possessing "a bomb or bombshells" a misdemeanor in 1917. This was part of a concealed carry law that also covered a host of other weapons, including blackjacks, razors, and daggers. Cheers HANS

To what extent did the US military surplus machine guns after WWI? Goldsmith mentions in THE BROWNING MACHINE GUN that Colt couldn't sell their new guns in the 1920s because surplus weapons were cheaper. So from when did the US military get rid of some of their stock? Which models were sold off...

Quite possible, but that's what I am interested in -- ie, whether there was some law (Federal or state) that regulated possession of explosives or, more specifically, military munitions like hand grenades. As I have been reminded, the original NFA of 1934 didn't actually include Destructive...

Would someone know what the legal status of hand grenades and similar explosives was prior to the NFA of 1934? For example, during the Pineapple Primary elections in 1928 in Chicago, more than 60 hand grenades were apparently used by mobsters. Where did these come from? What was their actual...

Last year, the FBI published their intent to buy an AR-15 style carbine in .40 S&W, specifically the RRA LAR-40. Would anyone know whether anything came out of this? Have they bought them yet? If so, which configuration did they get? RRA offer several variants; their 2010 catalog doesn't...

Would someone know which manufacturer introduced the first so-called Barrier Blind ammo, and when? Many thanks! Cheers HANS

Scatterguns: Apparently they bought some in the early 1990s (it was even called the FBI model), but it may well have been a limited buy for SWAT use. In fact, the parkerised, chopped, and rifle-sighted guns may be Scattergun weapons/reworks -- I understand that at least back then, they offered...

Are the Remington Model 870s new Remington Model 870 Police guns or the Scattergun Tech-modified Remingtons (TR-870 Model 90120) that were acquired in the early 1990s? Are the RRA and Colt carbines used side-by-side? Which Colt model was acquired? The R6921 Tactical with 14.5" barrel and...

Old Fuff, I'd be most obliged if you could check on which other arms he had when he was killed. What about the claims that he'd wear three belts full of ammo? I have a hard time envisioning how that would look and work (I've seen two belts, so that works, at least). If true, how much would that...