The German Army (“Budeswehr’) has a brand new set of threads for protecting soldiers against extreme cold weather conditions – the so-called “Arktiksatz” (Arctic Set). The info graphic below lays out the details of the 3 different layers of the system: (Photo: Bundeswehr / Jana Neumann) English explanation: FIRST LAYER: Black fleece long underwear pants […]
Danish soldiers during exercise Trident Juncture 2018 in Norway. Photo: Rune Dyrholm Via […]
The Walther PP (Polizeipistole, or Police pistol) series pistols are blowback-operated semi-automatic pistols, developed by the German arms manufacturer Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen and originally released in 1929. The semi-automatic PP operated using a simple blowback action and was designed with several safety features, some of them innovative; including an automatic hammer block, a combination […]
