Kelly's Heroes

    This is the war movie that i really found interest in. It featured almost all the guns that were produced and made available during the second world war. From small weapons to large scale ones, it showed .45 caliber pistols, M1 Garand, Thomson Sub Machine Gun and Heavy artillery of gigantic Tiger tanks of the Germans. This is truly a movie that must be watched by all gun enthusiasts and anyone who is pretty much interested in War films. The actors in the movie were big time stars in Holly Wood , they are Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles and many more. Here is the Summary of the whole fantastic story...:3

   In World War II France in early September 1944, units of the 35th Infantry Division are nearing the town of Nancy when one of the division's mechanized reconnaissance platoons receives orders to pull out while under attack from the Germans. Kelly (Eastwood), a former lieutenant who has been demoted to private following a disastrous assault some time earlier, captures Colonel Dankhopf of German Intelligence. When Kelly notices that his prisoner has a gold bar in his briefcase, he gets him drunk to try to get information about the gold. Before he is killed by an attacking German Tiger tank, the drunken Dankhopf blurts out that there is a cache of 14,000 gold bars stored in a bank vault 30 miles behind enemy lines in the town of Clermont.
Kelly recruits the rest of his platoon, including skeptical Master Sergeant "Big Joe" (Savalas), to sneak off and steal the gold. Eventually, others have to be recruited (or invite themselves) into the scheme, such as an opportunistic supply sergeant "Crapgame" (Rickles); and a Sherman tank commander, "Oddball" (Sutherland).
The expedition successfully breaks through a German-held town during a mortar barrage that has been arranged by Kelly. An American fighter plane mistakes Kelly's group for the enemy, strafing their vehicles and destroying them with rockets, forcing them to continue on foot, and three of their number die in a subsequent skirmish in and around a minefield. Meanwhile, Oddball's tanks battle their way through the German lines, but their route is blocked when the last large bridge is blown up by Allied bombers, prompting Oddball to let a bridge engineering unit in on the deal. When intercepted radio messages of the private raid are brought to the attention of gung-ho American Major General Colt (O'Connor), he misinterprets them as the efforts of aggressive patriots pushing forward on their own initiative and immediately rushes to the front line to exploit the "breakthrough".
Kelly's men race to reach Clermont before their own army. There, they find it defended by three Tiger tanks with infantry support. The Americans are able to dispatch two of the Tigers and most of the German infantry, but as they prepare to take on the last tank, which is parked right in front of the bank, Oddball's last Sherman breaks down and cannot be repaired. Powerless to defeat the tank, Kelly offers the German tank commander a share of the loot. After the Tiger blows the bank doors off, the assembled crew finds the gold cache. After dividing the gold, the men go their separate ways, just managing to avoid meeting the still-oblivious Colt, who is delayed by celebrating town residents. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly%27s_Heroes

The BAR

  The Browning Automatic Rifle commonly called the BAR was a United States automatic rifle or otherwise called the machine rifle. This is a light machine gun used by the United States and numerous other countries during the 20th century. This weapon is chambered for the .30-06 Springfield rifle cartridge. It was designed by John Browning in 1917 for the U.S. Expeditionary Corps in Europe. It replaced the French-made Chauchat and M1909 Benet-Mercie machine guns.
The BAR was designed to be carried by advancing infantrymen, slung over the shoulder or fired from the hip, such concept of combat is called "walking fire". This technique in combat was necessary for the individual soldier during trench warfare. However in practice, it was most often used as a light machine gun and fired from a bi pod.
Although the weapon did see some action in World War I, the BAR did not become standard issue in the U.S. Army until 1938 when it was issued to squads as a portable light machine gun. It however saw extensive service in both World War II and the Korean War and saw some service early in the Vietnam War. The BAR has since been replaced by the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon as the standard issue light machine gun in the U.S. Army.

Thomson Sub Machine Gun

 Now I am featuring the Thomson Sub Machine Gun. This is an American Sub Machine Gun invented by John T. Thomson in 1919. During those times it has been a common image in the society that both Law Enforcers and Criminal own and use this gun to serve their respective purpose. Thus creating a turmoil in the peace and order situation in the society.

 The Thomson was called and commonly known in many names, these are:  the "Tommy Gun", "Trench Broom", "Trench Sweeper", "Chicago Typewriter", "Chicago Piano", "Chicago Style", "Chicago Organ Grinder", and "The Chopper". This weapon was the choice of almost everyone. It was favored by soldiers, criminals, police and civilians alike because of its ergonomics, compactness, high volume and sustained automatic fire power and its reliability.

Weight	10.8 lb (4.9 kg) empty (M1928A1) 10.6 lb (4.8 kg) empty (M1A1)
Length	33.5 in (850 mm) (M1928A1) 32 in (810 mm) (M1/M1A1)
Barrel length	10.5 in (270 mm) 12 in (300 mm) (with cutts compensator)
Cartridge	.45 ACP (11.43×23mm)
Action	Blowback, Blish Lock
Rate of fire	600–1500+ rpm, depending upon model
Muzzle velocity	285 m/s (935 ft/s)
Effective range	50 metres (160 ft)
Feed system	20-round stick/box magazine 30-round stick/box magazine 50-round drum magazine 100-round drum magazine (M1 and M1A1 models do not accept drum magazines)

M3 Sub Machine Gun

 This is the M3 Sub machine Gun or in its most common name given, the "Grease Gun". It is called as such because because its appearance really and literally looks like a mechanical grease gun. The M3 is a .45 caliber sub machine gun used and adopted United States Army on 12th of December 1942. As compared to the Thomson Sub Machine Gun, the M3 was cheaper to produce, lighter, more accurate, and was also chambered.  This weapon was intended to replace the .45 caliber Thomson series of Sub Machine Guns. However, the M3 saw relatively little combat use in the World War II because there were delays caused by the production issues and approved specification changes.   The M3 was an automatic air-cooled blow-back-operated weapon. Its body is mostly covered with plain .060-in thick sheet steel. Obviously this was a heavy weapon due to its heavy material composition, however, amazingly, it is much lighter than the Thomson Sub Machine Gun. 

   Since it is no longer being used in war or any other form of combat in today modern warfare, it is but proper therefore that this would be for collection purposes. Besides, i believe, this is a very good collector's item, I would collect one myself if given the chance.

Weight	M3 (empty): 8.15 lb (3.70 kg) M3A1 (empty): 7.95 lb (3.61 kg)
Length	29.8 in (760 mm) stock extended / 22.8 in (579.1 mm) stock collapsed
Barrel length	8 in (203.2 mm)
Cartridge	.45 ACP 9×19mm Parabellum
Action	Blowback, open bolt
Rate of fire	450 rounds/min cyclic
Muzzle velocity	920 ft/s (280 m/s)
Effective range	Sights fixed to 100 yards (91 m)[5]
Feed system	30-round detachable box magazine
Sights	Fixed rear peep sight and blade foresight, calibrated to 100 yards for caliber .45 M1911 ball ammunition

                                                     
                                

Beretta M9

The Beretta M9 was the 9mm pistol that was adopted by the United States Military in 1985. Today, it is still in the service, being used by thousands of military personnel in combat. It is the primary handgun of the United States Military. This pistol can endure all types extreme conditions and still be able to ensure efficient fire. It can survive exposure to temperatures from -40 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit. It can also be repeatedly soaked in salt water, being dropped on concrete and being buried in sand, mud and snow.

Tests have shown and proven that it can guarantee 35,000 rounds before it will decrease its effectiveness. An outstanding rate for pistol type guns. However American Soldiers have used this gun extensively during the Iraq War, wherein urban places require mostly the use of small handguns. Probably they had fired more than 35,000 rounds, which only calls to show that even though it is placed to the limits, it can still deliver its great performance in combat.

I believe this is also a very interesting weapon to have. Although I personally doubt its knock out power capabilities, compared to the .45 caliber pistol, yet what is fascinating about it is that it carries 15 rounds in a single clip, which is about 2 times more than what can be carried by a standard .45 caliber pistol clip. Indeed this is the type of handgun that i would be owning...well...someday;)

Specifications
Weight	952 g (33.6 oz) 1,162 g (41.0 oz) loaded
Length	217 mm (8.5 in)
Barrel length	125 mm (4.9 in)
Cartridge	9x19mm Parabellum
Action	Short recoil
Muzzle velocity	381 m/s (1,250 ft/s)
Effective range	50 m
Feed system	15 round detachable box magazine
Sights	Iron sights

M16 Assault rifle

 The M16 Assault rifle, commonly known as the Armalite is the standard issue weapon of the Armed Forces of the Philippines or the AFP. This gun is also the united states' military version of the AR-15 rifle. It is capable of automatic, semi automatic or three-round burst firing. The assault rifle was used by the United States Army in the Vietnam War. Primarily it was utilized for the purpose of jungle warfare. Somehow, i believe that it wasn't really effective 

 due to the necessity to constantly clean its parts, if you are not able to do so, then, it will not work properly. Also during the Vietnam war in 1969 it became the US military standard service rifle replacing the M14 rifle in such role. Since the Vietnam war this gun has been the primary service rifle of the US Armed Forces. 
 My experience to this weapon was during my ROTC training. Me and my fellow Cadets were required to assemble and disassemble the rifle. It was a fun thing to do and fairly easy than what i expected. I'm looking forward to own this type of gun one day.

Weight	7.18 lb (3.26 kg) (unloaded) 8.79 lb (4.0 kg) (loaded)
Length	39.5 in (1,000 mm)
Barrel length	20 in (508 mm)
Cartridge	5.56×45mm NATO
Action	Gas-operated, rotating bolt (direct impingement)
Rate of fire	12–15 rounds/min sustained 45–60 rounds/min semi-automatic 700–950 rounds/min cyclic
Muzzle velocity	3,110 ft/s (948 m/s)[4]
Effective range	550 meters (point target) 800 meters (area target)[5]
Feed system	20-round box magazine: (0.211 lb [96 grams] empty / 0.738 lb [335 g] full) 30-round box magazine: (0.257 lb [117 g] empty / 1.06 lb [483 g] full) Beta C-Mag 100-round double-lobed drum: (2.2 lb [1 kg] empty / 4.81 lb [2.19 kg] full)

garand

 The M1 Garand was according to General Patton "the greatest war implement ever invented". It was the basic infantry rifle that was issued to every military personnel in the united states armed forces during world war 2 and the succeeding wars that followed that the US army participated in, except of course the latest war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Even if it is no longer used, i believe it is still  very nice and effective weapon. It is a nice gun for collection in the perspective of a gun enthusiast. It is also effective because its bullet can pierce through hard walls and thick armor. This gun is simply just awesome!!  Extensive details are provided below...

Weight	9.5 lb (4.31 kg) to 11.6 lb (5.3 kg)
Length	43.5 in (1,100 mm)
Barrel length	24 in (609.6 mm)
Cartridge	.30-06 Springfield (7.62x63mm) 7.62x51mm NATO (.308 Winchester) (Used by the U.S. Navy and some commercial companies to modernize the M1 and increase performance)
Action	Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Muzzle velocity	2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)
Effective range	500 yd (457 m)[3]
Feed system	8-round "en bloc" clip internal magazine
Sights	Aperture rear sight, barleycorn-type front sight