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By DK. From Russia With Love. |
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WW2 RUSSIAN ARMY TEA BRICK
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a what???.its a WW2 or pre WW2 solid block of compacted tea leaves which could be used as currency or to make tea...once upon a time in many corners of the world, especially the far east, tea was more valuable as currency than "proper" money was. |
Belt-Fed Semi-Auto Rifles
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John gets a tour of some of the products of "Project Guns." They make some interesting semi-auto versions of historic guns such as the RPD, Bren, etc. Some are in cal. 7.62x54R to keep ammo costs down. Some are in cal. 7.62x39. Militaria for sale at: www.springfieldarsenal.net Join the Company of Military Historians! www.military-historians.org |
Militaria Update 9/18/10
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a few of my latest pieces |
Spetsnaz Machete – Russian Special Forces Survival Tool
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This is the only Spetsnaz Machete video on the internet! This is the Тайга used by the Russian Special Forces. It has a saw back, hollow handle, bone cutting blade, digging edge, push awl and more. The handle is bakelite and the blade is made of carbon steel. They can be used as a grappling hook, machete, wood chopper, bone cutter, digging tool, trig calculator, protractor, measuring device, saw, leather awl-and the most deadly of applications-as a slasher weapon by an operator trained in Systema, or the System. It's sort of like a Woodsman's Pal, or a Tom Brown Tracker survival knife. The hollow handle could be used to store emergency items like a fishing kit, matches, a compass, needles, water purification tablets, a lighter, paracord and whatever else you might need in a survival situation. This is a review, and we'll be making a demonstration video in the near future. This machete is a peice of Russian history. This former USSR Military knife was only issued to the elite Spetznaz and Soviet Air Force Pilots. It is a very hefty knife and as heavy as some machetes. It is a total of 15 inches long with 9 3/4 inches of high carbon steel blade. It weighs about a pound and a half. The blade is sharp almost all the way around. It has a sharp grove just forward of the hilt for parachute chord cutting then the blade runs about 4 inches before it becomes serrated at the curve, then becomes shapened again at the axe face area (can be used as an axe). The end is shapened and can ... |
Soviet Lifchik Chest Rig Review
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The lifchik (russian for bra) goes by many names, lifchika, bra, afghan rig, ect. and it is hands down one of my favorite pieces of soviet militaria. It works great and is well constructed. It holds up to 6 AK or RPK magazines, 4 "limonka" style grenades, and 2 stick style flares. Enjoy the review! |