Matthew Moss - Armourer's Bench
@matthewmoss.bsky.social
Founder of www.HistoricalFirearms.info & www.ArmourersBench.com which explore the history, development & use of firearms. Co-host www.FightingOnFilm.com podcast.
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📢 NEW VIDEO
Recently, I was lucky enough to have the chance to handle General Norman Schwarzkopf's General Officer Beretta M9, which he carried during the #GulfWar.
Massive thanks to Rock Island Auction Co.
Video and some photos, linked in the post below👇
Recently, I was lucky enough to have the chance to handle General Norman Schwarzkopf's General Officer Beretta M9, which he carried during the #GulfWar.
Massive thanks to Rock Island Auction Co.
Video and some photos, linked in the post below👇
NEW VIDEO: General Norman Schwarzkopf’s Gulf War Beretta M9
Check it out 👇
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#GulfWar #Beretta #M9 #History #SALW
Check it out 👇
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#GulfWar #Beretta #M9 #History #SALW
General Norman Schwarzkopf’s Gulf War Beretta M9
A couple of weeks ago I had the chance to visit the Las Vegas Antique Gun Show which is always great to walk around. Rock Island Auction Company always have a stall at the show and never fail to ha…
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February 8, 2026 at 2:48 PM
📢 NEW VIDEO
Recently, I was lucky enough to have the chance to handle General Norman Schwarzkopf's General Officer Beretta M9, which he carried during the #GulfWar.
Massive thanks to Rock Island Auction Co.
Video and some photos, linked in the post below👇
Recently, I was lucky enough to have the chance to handle General Norman Schwarzkopf's General Officer Beretta M9, which he carried during the #GulfWar.
Massive thanks to Rock Island Auction Co.
Video and some photos, linked in the post below👇
February 8, 2026 at 2:48 PM
📢 NEW VIDEO
Recently, I was lucky enough to have the chance to handle General Norman Schwarzkopf's General Officer Beretta M9, which he carried during the #GulfWar.
Massive thanks to Rock Island Auction Co.
Video and some photos, linked in the post below👇
Recently, I was lucky enough to have the chance to handle General Norman Schwarzkopf's General Officer Beretta M9, which he carried during the #GulfWar.
Massive thanks to Rock Island Auction Co.
Video and some photos, linked in the post below👇
I think this is the most detailed chat Evan had the chance to do while at SHOT Show. We discuss why and how he took the project on. He also field strips the rifles, and we get a close look at the internals!
Watch video here - armourersbench.com/2026/01/31/e...
Watch video here - armourersbench.com/2026/01/31/e...
January 31, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I think this is the most detailed chat Evan had the chance to do while at SHOT Show. We discuss why and how he took the project on. He also field strips the rifles, and we get a close look at the internals!
Watch video here - armourersbench.com/2026/01/31/e...
Watch video here - armourersbench.com/2026/01/31/e...
📢 NEW VIDEO📢
Really pleased to share this exclusive interview with Murdoch & Co. at SHOT Show 2026 where we discuss their project to recreate the SA80/L85 for the civilian market!
Link in the post below 👇
#SHOTShow2026 #SA80
Really pleased to share this exclusive interview with Murdoch & Co. at SHOT Show 2026 where we discuss their project to recreate the SA80/L85 for the civilian market!
Link in the post below 👇
#SHOTShow2026 #SA80
January 31, 2026 at 4:45 PM
📢 NEW VIDEO📢
Really pleased to share this exclusive interview with Murdoch & Co. at SHOT Show 2026 where we discuss their project to recreate the SA80/L85 for the civilian market!
Link in the post below 👇
#SHOTShow2026 #SA80
Really pleased to share this exclusive interview with Murdoch & Co. at SHOT Show 2026 where we discuss their project to recreate the SA80/L85 for the civilian market!
Link in the post below 👇
#SHOTShow2026 #SA80
Switzerland Chooses the SIG Sauer P320 – Here’s Every Military Using It Now
WATCH HERE:
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#SALW #SIGP320 #SIGSauer #Pistols #Handguns
WATCH HERE:
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#SALW #SIGP320 #SIGSauer #Pistols #Handguns
Switzerland Chooses the SIG Sauer P320 – Here’s Every Military Using It Now
On Thursday (4 December) Armasuisse, Switzerland’s Federal Office for Defence Procurement, announced the selection of the SIG Sauer P320 to replace the venerable P75 (SIG Sauer P220), whi…
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December 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🚨NEW VIDEO🚨
Switzerland Chooses the SIG Sauer P320 – Here’s Every Military Using It Now
With the news Switzerland has selected the P320, I thought it was time for a thorough breakdown of all the major military procurements of the pistol.
Read the article/watch the video 👇
Switzerland Chooses the SIG Sauer P320 – Here’s Every Military Using It Now
With the news Switzerland has selected the P320, I thought it was time for a thorough breakdown of all the major military procurements of the pistol.
Read the article/watch the video 👇
December 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🚨NEW VIDEO🚨
Switzerland Chooses the SIG Sauer P320 – Here’s Every Military Using It Now
With the news Switzerland has selected the P320, I thought it was time for a thorough breakdown of all the major military procurements of the pistol.
Read the article/watch the video 👇
Switzerland Chooses the SIG Sauer P320 – Here’s Every Military Using It Now
With the news Switzerland has selected the P320, I thought it was time for a thorough breakdown of all the major military procurements of the pistol.
Read the article/watch the video 👇
Agreed!
December 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Agreed!
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December 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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December 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Full article and video here:
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#UkraineWar #SALW #UkraineRussiaWar #Pistols #HiPower
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#UkraineWar #SALW #UkraineRussiaWar #Pistols #HiPower
Vintage Weapons in a Modern War: Browning Hi-Power In Ukraine
Canada confirmed in September 2024 that it would be supplying Ukraine with “10,500 surplus 9mm pistols from our inventory.” These pistols would be the long-serving Inglis-manufactured H…
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November 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Full article and video here:
armourersbench.com/2025/11/30/v...
#UkraineWar #SALW #UkraineRussiaWar #Pistols #HiPower
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#UkraineWar #SALW #UkraineRussiaWar #Pistols #HiPower
🚨NEW VIDEO🚨
Vintage Weapons in a Modern War: Browning Hi-Power In Ukraine
Promised by the Canadian government last year, the 80 year old surplus Inglis Hi-Powers, currently being replaced by the SIG P320, have been sighted in #Ukraine. Find out more at the link in the post 👇
Vintage Weapons in a Modern War: Browning Hi-Power In Ukraine
Promised by the Canadian government last year, the 80 year old surplus Inglis Hi-Powers, currently being replaced by the SIG P320, have been sighted in #Ukraine. Find out more at the link in the post 👇
November 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
🚨NEW VIDEO🚨
Vintage Weapons in a Modern War: Browning Hi-Power In Ukraine
Promised by the Canadian government last year, the 80 year old surplus Inglis Hi-Powers, currently being replaced by the SIG P320, have been sighted in #Ukraine. Find out more at the link in the post 👇
Vintage Weapons in a Modern War: Browning Hi-Power In Ukraine
Promised by the Canadian government last year, the 80 year old surplus Inglis Hi-Powers, currently being replaced by the SIG P320, have been sighted in #Ukraine. Find out more at the link in the post 👇
Watch here - armourersbench.com/2025/11/09/c...
Chinese Heavy Machine Guns in Ukraine
A number of Chinese small arms and light weapons have turned up in Ukraine since the invasion in 2022, including Type 69 RPGs and Type 56 rifles. Another weapon that has been seen infrequently in U…
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November 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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📢NEW VIDEO📢
This week I'm taking a look at Chinese W85 heavy machine guns in #Ukraine.
While somewhat rare they've been seen regularly since 2022.
Watch the video & read the article, linked below 👇
#UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar️ #SALW
This week I'm taking a look at Chinese W85 heavy machine guns in #Ukraine.
While somewhat rare they've been seen regularly since 2022.
Watch the video & read the article, linked below 👇
#UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar️ #SALW
November 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
📢NEW VIDEO📢
This week I'm taking a look at Chinese W85 heavy machine guns in #Ukraine.
While somewhat rare they've been seen regularly since 2022.
Watch the video & read the article, linked below 👇
#UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar️ #SALW
This week I'm taking a look at Chinese W85 heavy machine guns in #Ukraine.
While somewhat rare they've been seen regularly since 2022.
Watch the video & read the article, linked below 👇
#UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar️ #SALW
POV – It's 1989 and you’re just back from an exciting day walking an Arms Expo. You unpack all the brochures about the latest cutting edge firearms that you picked up! You start with some SIG brochures a nice man from Bern enthusiastically gave you… 👇
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Vintage SIG Sauer Brochures
POV – You’re just back from an exciting day walking around the 1989 Arms Expo. You begin unpacking all of the brochures about the latest cutting edge firearms that you picked up! You st…
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November 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
POV – It's 1989 and you’re just back from an exciting day walking an Arms Expo. You unpack all the brochures about the latest cutting edge firearms that you picked up! You start with some SIG brochures a nice man from Bern enthusiastically gave you… 👇
armourersbench.com/2025/11/02/v...
armourersbench.com/2025/11/02/v...
🚨NEW VIDEO🚨
A little time traveling this week taking a look at some classic firearms brochures. Link in the tweet below! 👇
#History #GunHistory #SIGSauer #OldAds
A little time traveling this week taking a look at some classic firearms brochures. Link in the tweet below! 👇
#History #GunHistory #SIGSauer #OldAds
November 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🚨NEW VIDEO🚨
A little time traveling this week taking a look at some classic firearms brochures. Link in the tweet below! 👇
#History #GunHistory #SIGSauer #OldAds
A little time traveling this week taking a look at some classic firearms brochures. Link in the tweet below! 👇
#History #GunHistory #SIGSauer #OldAds
This video has been in the works for about 18 months, gathering information, sightings of APILAS in theatre, tracking down operators using them and compiling everything into a succinct video. You can get early access to videos & support my work here:
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October 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This video has been in the works for about 18 months, gathering information, sightings of APILAS in theatre, tracking down operators using them and compiling everything into a succinct video. You can get early access to videos & support my work here:
www.patreon.com/thearmourers...
3/3
www.patreon.com/thearmourers...
3/3
🚨NEW VIDEO🚨
APILAS in Ukraine
In this video I take a look at the rare sightings of APILAS in #Ukraine and hear from some of the operators who have used it in the field. APILAS is perhaps one of the rarest shoulder-fired anti-armour weapon systems to appear in Ukraine. 1/
APILAS in Ukraine
In this video I take a look at the rare sightings of APILAS in #Ukraine and hear from some of the operators who have used it in the field. APILAS is perhaps one of the rarest shoulder-fired anti-armour weapon systems to appear in Ukraine. 1/
October 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🚨NEW VIDEO🚨
APILAS in Ukraine
In this video I take a look at the rare sightings of APILAS in #Ukraine and hear from some of the operators who have used it in the field. APILAS is perhaps one of the rarest shoulder-fired anti-armour weapon systems to appear in Ukraine. 1/
APILAS in Ukraine
In this video I take a look at the rare sightings of APILAS in #Ukraine and hear from some of the operators who have used it in the field. APILAS is perhaps one of the rarest shoulder-fired anti-armour weapon systems to appear in Ukraine. 1/
Check out the video and article here - armourersbench.com/2025/09/21/h...
Hands On With SIG Sauer’s Improved M7 Rifle
Last week at the DSEI defense exhibition in London, we had the opportunity to handle SIG Sauer’s product improved M7 rifle. Over the past year, SIG Sauer has taken user feedback from the US armed f…
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September 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Watch the video here -http://armourersbench.com/2025/08/17/taiwans-hellfire-truck/
August 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Watch the video here -http://armourersbench.com/2025/08/17/taiwans-hellfire-truck/
🚨NEW VIDEO🚨
Taiwan's Hellfire Truck
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense recently showcased a commercial truck mounted to fire a pair of Hellfire Missiles.
Video and article linked in the post below! 👇
Taiwan's Hellfire Truck
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense recently showcased a commercial truck mounted to fire a pair of Hellfire Missiles.
Video and article linked in the post below! 👇
August 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
🚨NEW VIDEO🚨
Taiwan's Hellfire Truck
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense recently showcased a commercial truck mounted to fire a pair of Hellfire Missiles.
Video and article linked in the post below! 👇
Taiwan's Hellfire Truck
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense recently showcased a commercial truck mounted to fire a pair of Hellfire Missiles.
Video and article linked in the post below! 👇
Been a long time since I saw an Alligator
August 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Been a long time since I saw an Alligator
Check out the article and video here - armourersbench.com/2025/08/15/r...
#UkraineWar #Ukraine #SALW #UkraineRussiaWar
#UkraineWar #Ukraine #SALW #UkraineRussiaWar
Rare M60 Appearances in Ukraine
There are a lot of different types of general purpose machine guns in use in Ukraine and one of the most surprising to appear so far is the M60. The first appearance of an M60 in Ukraine came in Se…
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August 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Check out the article and video here - armourersbench.com/2025/08/15/r...
#UkraineWar #Ukraine #SALW #UkraineRussiaWar
#UkraineWar #Ukraine #SALW #UkraineRussiaWar
🚨NEW VIDEO🚨
Rare M60 Appearances in Ukraine
There are a lot of different types of general purpose machine guns in use in Ukraine and one of the most surprising to appear so far is the M60.
Link to the vide in the post below! 👇
#UkraineWar #Ukraine #SALW #UkraineRussiaWar
Rare M60 Appearances in Ukraine
There are a lot of different types of general purpose machine guns in use in Ukraine and one of the most surprising to appear so far is the M60.
Link to the vide in the post below! 👇
#UkraineWar #Ukraine #SALW #UkraineRussiaWar
August 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
🚨NEW VIDEO🚨
Rare M60 Appearances in Ukraine
There are a lot of different types of general purpose machine guns in use in Ukraine and one of the most surprising to appear so far is the M60.
Link to the vide in the post below! 👇
#UkraineWar #Ukraine #SALW #UkraineRussiaWar
Rare M60 Appearances in Ukraine
There are a lot of different types of general purpose machine guns in use in Ukraine and one of the most surprising to appear so far is the M60.
Link to the vide in the post below! 👇
#UkraineWar #Ukraine #SALW #UkraineRussiaWar