Kalshnikov rifles to become copyrighted and patented

Yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall (how time flies!).  Perhaps nothing demonstrates the magnitude of the changes since then better than the story below…
KLIMOVSK | Russia is working to reach an agreement with China on copyright protection of Kalashnikov assault rifles, according to the head of Russia’s state arms [...]

Posted at 11:30 on 1, 10 November, 2009 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Arms and Ammunition, History | read on

An ATAC of dis-information?

Well – it probably wasn’t a deliberate campaign of dis-information, but there may have been some sort of deceptive camouflaging going on at DCS. 
It appears now that the initial images of their ATAC camo pattern which appeared around the world-wide web were of an earlier, preliminary version of the ATAC pattern – and [...]

Posted at 11:27 on 1, 10 November, 2009 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Camouflage-IFF | read on

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Urban-Industrial logo“Strike! Hold!” is the motto of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (in which I served from 1983-1986). To me, this is a good motto for special / unconventional ops:  ‘STRIKE’ from the sky, from the sea, or on land - and ‘HOLD’ true to your mission, your unit, your comrades.

This blog/web-zine is dedicated to special operations and unconventional combat. It is intended to be of interest to both real-deal troops and also to hobbiests and enthusiasts, and I hope to offer an approach that is independent, unique, accurate and always interesting.

As for my own background; I’m originally from Canada and now live in the UK.  In addition to living in the US for many years, and serving in the US Army, I have also lived a number of years in Germany and Holland. 

Finally, my Grandfather served with a motorised recce squadron of the Canadian Army attached to the British in Libya during WWI – and one of his ancestors was a Scottish rebel who won The Battle of Killiekrankie.  So maybe I inherited my interest in special ops from him.  ;-)

“Strike – Hold!” – Lawrence.

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