User:Nanomat

I am Nanomat and I am interested in history, politics, economics, warfare, military equipment and weapons. I like video games like the Call of Duty series and used to identify weapon details from many COD games and now it is time for me to contribute to the articles here. I also run a wiki dedicated to documenting various military equipment and gear like uniforms and others, so I have a great deal of experience in researching information regarding military hardware.

Weapon Stuff

18th century Russian weapons:

• http://ostrog.ucoz.ru/publikacii_3/4_110.htm
• https://sitekid.ru/izobreteniya_i_tehnika/ognestrelnoe_oruzhie/pervye_russkie_pistolety.html
• https://www.westrussia.org/kutuzov/firearms
• https://naukatehnika.com/borba-za-skorostrelnost-oruzhiya-1.html
• http://smbdgreatwar.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_6091.html
• http://bigbradar.dyndns.org/doc/guns.html
• Russian & Prussian guns
• Flintlock pistol model 1796 for cavalry enlisted men, calibre 16,5 mm, manufacture Tula, Russia, 1800
• Russian muskets in detail
• Russian guns in detail
• Russian 1808 series of flintlocks
• Napoleonic Russian flintlocks
• 18th century Russian armament
• Basically the entire Russian firearms history
• M1809 pistol info

Danish Military Model 1772 Heavy Dragoon Flintlock Holster Pistol:

• https://tortugatrading.com/products/copy-of-danish-military-model-1772-heavy-dragoon-flintlock-holster-pistol-3139-firearms

Kavalleriepistole M 1798:

• http://www.hermann-historica-archiv.de/auktion/hhm58.pl?f=NR&c=94574&t=temartic_S_D&db=kat58_s.txt

Österreich, Kavalleriepistole 1828:

• https://www.lander-historic-arms.de/objekte_feuerwaffen-militaer-ausland.php?show=631

German carbine:

• http://www.hunsrueck-museum.de/sammlungen/schinderhannes-realitaet-und-mythos/

Various flintlocks:

• https://www.khm.at/objektdb/?facet_date=1750%3B1800&sort=date_begin%3Aasc&cHash=cbeed768f115d9c30137a566b9815c6c&view=1&page=26&type=686&jsrand=0.19502759748138487

Gallery of interesting guns:

• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Sanandros/ogre/firearms/2019_July_11-20

19th century guns:

• http://psmilitaria.50megs.com/antiques.html

AK 5.45x39mm magazine types:

• https://www.coolfx.us/ak/ak74_mag_guide_main.htm

Soviet prototype guns:

• https://ubivets77.fandom.com/ru/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%A1%D0%A1%D0%A0/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%90%D0%B2%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8B

Japanese weapons:

• https://www.tofugu.com/japan/ancient-japanese-weapons/

Pistol gripping methods:

• https://friedmanhandguntraining.com/grip.html

1752 Spanish Infantry Musket:

• http://www.therifleshoppe.com/catalog_pages/spanish_arms/(622).htm

Flintlock guns:

• http://www.pamelasmusic.co.uk/Library/G.Flintlock.htm

Good flintlock gun replicas:

• http://www.rajasthanarmoury.com/pistol.htm

Gatling gun replica:

• https://randyroberts.wordpress.com/2009/02/11/american-civil-war-gatling-gun/

Sea Service Family:

• The Long series: P1716, P1756 and P1756/1777
• The Short series: Post-1800
• Also foreign made copies, continental Germanic or Dutch

New Land Pattern Cavalry Pistol:

• https://www.militaryheritage.com/pistol6.htm

AK magazines chart:

• https://www.everydaynodaysoff.com/2009/10/14/ak-type-magazine-identification-chart/

Medieval handgonnes:

• https://www.feuerwaffen.ch/index_htm_files/Typen_02_Hakenbuechse.pdf

Matchlock stuff:

• https://www.feuerwaffen.ch/index_htm_files/Type_03_Musket_X.pdf
• https://www.engerisser.de/Bewaffnung/weapons/Matchlockmusket.html
• https://www.revolutionarywarjournal.com/matchlocks-flintlocks-firelocks-that-tamed-a-new-world-claimed-an-american-revolution/
• http://www.middlesexvillagetrading.com/MEL.shtml
• http://myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.31575.html
• https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=62824.0
• https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-physical-and-operational-differences-between-the-matchlock-musket-and-the-arquebus

Hanover flintlock pistol:

• https://www.thefirearmsforum.com/threads/need-help-identifying-converted-flintlock-pistol.180713/

Bayonet origins:

• http://firearmshistory.blogspot.com/2012/07/bayonet.html

AR chopped carry handle:

• https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/-ARCHIVED-THREAD-Chopping-a-carry-handle-/5-1731069/?page=1

SOPMOD stuff:

• https://punisher.com.ua/en/istoriya-sopmod./

Gonher of Spain:

• Another antique gun replica maker similar to Denix and Kolser.

Austrian M1798 musket:

• https://www.davide-pedersoli.com/en/products/1798-austrian

Deakin 16-Bore Howdah pistol:

• https://www.shootersforum.com/threads/odd-percussion.26085/

Sengoku Japan artillery:

• http://gunbai-militaryhistory.blogspot.com/2019/04/taiho-japanese-cannons-and-artillery.html

AK drums explained:

• https://smallarmsreview.com/ak-74-drum-magazines/

Napoleonic French marine pistol:

• https://www.icollector.com/French-style-marine-or-naval-officer-s-flintlock-pistol-from-early-19th-century-Measures-15-over_i27184474

McCormick Horse Pistol (British derivative?):

• https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_438562

Weapon accessories guide

A handy guide for ID-ing basic weapon accessories.

Weaponlights

• FA-14A (Early laser sight for the Uzi, 1980s)
• SureFire Model 310 (The first pistol weaponlight, introduced in 1985)
• SureFire Model 610 (Info, pic)
• Makeshift weaponlight (Streamlight used by SAS in the Iranian Embassy Siege, Kinetics Super QXL dive light used as a makeshift weaponlight by Delta Force in Modelo prison raid, hose-clamped to the Model 723 handguard, Rangers and Force Recon taped a Maglite to M16A2 and carbines, first attempt at pseudo weaponlight at a time when proper weaponlights were just being introduced)
• SureFire 6 series (SureFire 6C introduced in 1988, SureFire 6P introduced in 1989, comparison, it is flashlight not weaponlight)
• SureFire 660 (Used in Mogadishu 1993, old gen common in the 90s)
• PentagonLight MS3R-X-SR (Seen in MoH 2010)
• Surefire M600V Scout Light (At least from 2016)

Laser sights

• Imatronic LS45 (Introduced at SHOTshow (January) in 1987 or 1988, the earliest known example manufactured in February 1988, first appearance in Tango & Cash 1989, became popular in the early 90s but quickly faded out of fashion presumably due to the introduction of more practical devices like the AN/PAQ 4C in 1993, visible only)
• Laser Devices, Inc. Model FP-6 He-Ne Laser Target Designator (On DEagle, at least from 1988)
• Laser Devices, Inc. BA-2 (At least from 1990)
• AN/PAQ 4C (Produced in 1993-1999, IR only)
• AN/PEQ-2 (At least 1998???, IR only, ref?, ref?)
• AN/PEQ-2A (Same as AN/PEQ-2 but has a blue safety block to prevent dangerous high power mode, ref, ref)
• AN/PEQ-5 (The visible laser version of the AN/PEQ-2, no IR laser, probably contemporary with the AN/PEQ-2)
• AN/PEQ-10 (Appears to be an airsoft device)
• ZenitCo Perst-4 (The main Russian laser sight, available at least from 2018, both IR and visible)
• Laser Aim LA 1000 (Available from at least 1991 as seen in Double Impact, seems to be of the same gen as Imatronic LS45, ref & ref)
• Eotech OGL (Eotech's entry into laser sights, seen from at least October 2022, introduced in January 2023)
• Lot of early lasers info: info, info

Laser/light combos

• Insight Technology Laser Aiming Module Phase I (Only 30 units delivered in September 1992, ref, ref, ref, ref, both IR and visible)
• SureFire X400 Ultra WeaponLight (Introduced on February 12, 2008)
• Viridian X5L Gen 1 (Introduced around 2008)
• Streamlight TLR 2 (Available at least prior to 2011 as seen in MW3)
• Sun Optics flashlight and laser (Available at least prior to 2020 as seen in MW2 Remastered)
• Advantage Point AP9000 (Allegedly used by special forces in early 1990s)

Sights

• Eotech holographic series (The common holo design, 1st gen "Bushnell" holo introduced in 1996, 2nd gen "Bushnell" holo introduced in 2000, Military Eotech introduced in 2001, became common in the 2000s, has many copies: ADCO HOSS, G&G 556, G&P 551, references: ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref)

Model	Series	Shroud	Buttons	Night vision	Introduction
1st gen "Bushnell" HoloSight: 50-0020 - archery 50-0021 - guns	Bushnell (civilian)	No	Built in	No	1996
2nd gen "Bushnell" HoloSight	Bushnell (civilian)	No	Built in	No	2000
Bushnell Holosight XLP	Bushnell (civilian)	Yes	N/A	No	Between 2005 and early 2006
502	500 (civilian)	No	Built in	No	Before 2004, discontinued 2005
511	510 (law enforcement)	Yes	Made with rubberized buttons from 2004	No	2001
512	510 (law enforcement)	Yes	Made with rubberized buttons from 2004	No	2001
551	550 (military)	Yes	Made with rubberized buttons from 2003	Yes	2001
552	550 (military)	Yes	Made with rubberized buttons from 2003	Yes	2001
M40GL	???	???	???	Yes	2008

• ADCO Square Shooter (Probably introduced in 1994 as evidenced by this post calling it new, seen in Deep Rising and Blood II: The Chosen)
• ATN Ultra Sight (or bsa reflex sight)
• Aimpoint 1000 (Introduced in 1987, ref)
• Aimpoint 2000 (Introduced in 1985, used in Operation Acid Gambit, discontinued in 1989)
• Aimpoint 3000 (Used in Mogadishu 1993)
• Aimpoint 5000 (Produced 1991-1998, used in Mogadishu 1993)
• Aimpoint CompM2 (According to IMFDB introduced in 1995 but that seems to be erroneous; other sources say that an earlier model was introduced in 1997)
• Aimpoint CompM4 (Introduced when ???, Dedal DK-9 is a Russian copy from at least 2012)
• Singlepoint SP220 (Used in Son Tay raid 1970, became common in the 1970s, predecessor of the Armson Occluded Eye Gunsight, Qwik-Point OEG is US copy???, Firefly T-1 (Светлячок Т-1) is Soviet derivative, OKP-4 is a Russian derivative, more stuff, origin, modern Armson versions)
• C-More red dot (Introduced in 1993, discontinued in the 2000s)
• Morgan James scope (The first practical scope, invented between 1835-1840, example, example)
• Malcolm scope (Introduced in 1855, history, replicas by Tasco)
• Valdai 1P87 (PK120) (The main Russian holographic sight of the 2010s, introduced in 2014, used in the 2022 Ukraine war)
• Trijicon RX01 (Produced in 1996-2020, adopted by US spec ops for the M4 SOPMOD, Russian copy: Sturman 1х24 RF)
• MEPRO M21 (When???)
• MEPRO M22 (Introduced at SHOTshow 2024)
• Kobra red dot (Introduced in 1996 or 1997, allegedly developed since the late 80s, used in the 2nd Chechen War, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref)
• PK-A (Earliest evidence of existence is this discussion of a purchase from a 2004 expo complete with a head designer from manufacturer promoting its qualities which means it might have been introduced then, claimed to be the first red dot developed for Russian army)
• Hensoldt prototype RSA red dot (Only few prototypes made for H&K around 1993, ref)
• Charles Willson Peale scope (The first scope, invented in 1776, non-practical, ref)
• NPZ PK-1 (1P63 Obzor) (Used in the 2014 Crimea annexation)
• Zeiss Z-Point (Available from at least early 2009)
• Leupold DeltaPoint Micro (Introduced 4 January 2021)
• DI Optical FC1 (Available from at least 2017)
• BelOMO RS-H (Belorusian holographic sight)
• RS-34M (Belorusian red dot sight made by Nayvis Minsk)
• PU (Developed in 1942)
• OKP series (Common Russian red dot, full history, seems to have copies, as of 2024 original manufacturer still working, ref; Allegedly developed and produced in the USSR, confirmed from at least 1991)

Model	Notes	Introduction
OKP-1	Has a distinctive built in side mount, no option to attach to rails, rare - not present in pop media	1999
OKP "Osa"	Developed for military weapons, otherwise similar to above	2000
OKP-3	Attachable directly to rails, from this model on every iteration has weaver/picatinny version (W) and dovetail rail (L), possibly introduced the non built in side mount seen on later models	2002
OKP-U	Developed for weapons with increased recoil, reinforced model	2005
OKP-7	Has 4 reticle options	2006
OKP-77	It has 3 reticle and 5 color options, main visual distinction is the presence of a button on top to change colors	2007

• PKN-013 (Produced from the late 1990s for less than 10 years)
• PK-23-01 (Produced from 1990s to 2003)
• NPZ PK1 (Developed in 2010, based on earlier model from early 2000s, in production at least by 2018, ref)
• PSO-1 (At least 1965)
• Nikon Monarch VSD (From at least 2004, ref)
• Tasco Optima 2000 (The first mini red dot, introduced in 1998)
• Barsik red dot (Mentioned in early 2006, ref)
• PK-AS (Possibly at least from 2004 as that year is seen in documents)
• Action Arms Mark V (Introduced in 1986, ref, ref)
• ZOS HQ 417 (From at least 2012, ref, ref)
• Rusak (Oldest known example from 07.05.1992)
• Oxford Lightning Illuminated Gunsight (Introduced January 1969)
• 1P29 (1988)

Rail Systems

• Weaver (Allegedly invented in 1975, ref 2)
• Picatinny (Designed in late 1980s, officially introduced in 1995)

Accessories

• Magnum Research DE rail old gen (Available from at least the late 80s as seen in Predator 2, possibly prior 1988, ref, ref, ref)
• Magnum Research DE rail new gen (Appears to be a later iteration available at least in the 2000s, ref, ref, ref, ref)
• Armalite FF Tube (Introduced at some point in 90s, modified around 1998, used in War on Terror, evolution of recce ARs used in 93' Somalia. ref)

My sandbox for work in progress articles

User:Nanomat/Sandbox