Israeli Army Girls | Female Warriors In Rachel Papo's Photographs

Today you will not surprise anyone with photographs of girls serving in the IDF.  The everyday life of women fighters has nothing to do with these pictures, because the army, especially the Israeli army, is blood, sweat and a huge responsibility. Photographer Rachel Papo, herself a conscript, decided to show the female soldiers without embellishment.

 

Gun Helmet | Albert Bacon Pratt’s

Although this weapon looks like a joke, the shooting helmet was patented on May 16, 1916 in the US Patent Database.

Albert Bacon Pratt offered for military use a special helmet with a built-in "gun". The weapon is multi-charged, semi-automatic, the automation works due to the recoil of the shutter. Caliber, unfortunately not known. A helmet is provided with a special window for the extraction of thermowells. For a shot, it is necessary to blow into a tube connecting with the "pear" located at the trigger. When the shooter blows into the tube, the "pear" is inflated and interacts with the trigger, a shot occurs. The helmet compartment with the "gun" is separated for safety from the shooter's head by a special "cap comforter". The sights are at eye level and are shown on the patent.

Historical Weapons Supermarket In Pennsylvania

Many of the collectors of firearms have probably thought more than once or even dreamed of such a place. A real supermarket of historical weapons where eyes run up and your heart beats like a child in a candy store. As it turns out, such a "Sweet Kingdom" is real. For example, this is how the store of one of the importers of historical weapons in Pennsylvania looks like. Here some images of historical weapons store in Pennsylvania.

1937 French Military Tracked Motorcycle Mercier

The tracked motorcycle Mercier (Moto Chenille - in French) was developed by the Swiss inventor Adrien Mercier, who worked in Bois-Colombe, France.

In 1936, the French military conducted the first tests on hilly terrain, finding the development quite interesting and useful. However, production volumes hardly reached the expected figures. So, a small batch of tracked motorcycles was released in several variations. They were completed with a 350-cc engine Jap OHV, which were highly technological for its time.