#blessed guns

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The Colt 633 "DOE"

A 9mm smg based on the AR platform, made by colt for the U.S. Department of Energy to arm security forces at various nuclear power facilities. It had a 7-inch barrel (yikes), and used the same magazine as the Uzi.

It was colloquially referred to by those who used it as the "Briefcase gun", and it's unknown why exactly the front sight is a folding assembly, though some speculate that it was to fire through holes from specially made vantage points.

It actually beat out the MP5k for the DOE contract, largely due to its lesser cost and the greater familiarity of American troops with the AR-15/M16 platform.

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Chinese Thompson submachine gun re-chambered for 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Yes, this is real. It feeds from PPS-43 magazines.

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PPSh-41 modified with a pistol grip, folding stock, and suppressor.

In use with Myanmar anti-junta forces.

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An incredibly rare HK43A3 "paramilitary rifle" (read: German military reservist practice rifle). Only a few thousand made (and even less exported) before German law changed, and export markets were given the much more common HK93.

Something about the MP5 style collapsing stock, the classic HK diopter irons, and the big 40 rounder just... It's so pretty.

(this post inspired by a Forgotten Weapons video that isn't out yet)

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Heavily engraved AR-15 and shorty AK.

Blessed or cursed?

You decide!

Are these guns blessed or cursed?

Both blessed

Both cursed

AK cursed, AR blessed

AK blessed, AR cursed

see results

Voting ended onMar 12, 2024

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Experimental light machine gun variant of Beretta AR70/90, with a much heavier barrel (here using a Beta C-Mag 100 round double drum magazine). After very harsh trials in 1980's it was rejected in favour of the FN Minimi.

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French-made AR-15 Lebel model VCD15