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The high-quality SAM7SF-84G AK-style semi-automatic rifle from Arsenal Inc. sports unique features not commonly found on AKs available in the U.S.

New for 2019, the Turbo K is a more compact version of Yankee Hill Machine’s economical, .22-cal. Turbo center-fire rifle suppressor.

Originally developed as a Hungarian adaptation of the Kalashnikov in the 1960s, the FÉG AMD-65 lived on past the Cold War, and, up until recently, was used in large numbers by the Afghanistan National Security Forces.

While the Colt Model 601 was the first AR-15 to be mass-produced, there were several design variations that came before and during the platform's development.

Long-time gun owners take their ability to identify various makes and models for granted. But what about newer shooters just embarking on a new hobby? For them, the nomenclature created over many decades is a whole new language, as Wiley Clapp recently learned.

Here's a quick question for all you budding handgun historians: What is a Smith & Wesson Model 11?

The fight that developed in the streets of  in 1968 would give the Marine Corps one of its most memorable victories—in a battle style for which the Marines had not been trained. The guns used during the conflict ranged from brand-new M16A1s and M40 sniper rifles to World War II leftovers.

Today’s Model 10 chambers .38 Spl. and can handle +P loads. Cylinder capacity is six cartridges in the single/double action. Its frame, cylinder and barrel are carbon steel, blued in classic fashion and the grips are wood. It’s a timeless look.

Deemed a safer option than a direct attack on Nazi-occupied France, Operation Torch—the Allied invasion of French North Africa—was nonetheless a hard-fought, six-month campaign. These are the guns that helped America’s warfighters win victory.