Videos tagged with Dolf Goldsmith

This video features an interview with NFA expert Dolf Goldsmith, discussing the evolution of machine gun collecting over 70 years. Goldsmith shares insights into historical collecting prices, the stigma surrounding machine guns, and the shift towards semi-automatic variants. He highlights the PKM as a pinnacle of machine gun design due to its efficient use of recoil energy.

This video announces updates to the "Pistols of the Warlords" Kickstarter campaign, highlighting the addition of Dolf Goldsmith's monograph "Arming the Dragon" as a standalone pledge option. The book, originally planned as softcover, will now be a hardcover due to high demand. Existing pledges for Collector's Editions will receive a hardcover copy of "Arming the Dragon" included for free. The announcement also promotes a final livestream event celebrating the campaign's closing hours, featuring discussions on Chinese firearms and themed cocktails.

This video offers a book review of "The Devil's Paintbrush: Sir Hiram Maxim's Gun" by Dolf Goldsmith. The reviewer highlights the book's extensive information on the Maxim gun in all its variations and praises the 2002 expanded edition for its additional content, including appendices on British, German, and Russian Maxim guns, as well as early automatic pistol designs. The book is recommended for its depth and detail, offering new discoveries with each read. The reviewer also notes the availability of the expanded edition at its cover price.

This video features Dolf Goldsmith discussing the use of improvised Finnish mortars, likely during WWII. He describes a method of using repurposed food cans filled with cement as projectiles for target practice. These improvised rounds were fitted with red flags to visually track their trajectory and impact point, allowing for assessment of accuracy during training exercises on a lake.

This video reviews Dolf Goldsmith's book, 'The Grand Old Lady of No Man's Land,' considered the definitive guide to the Vickers machine gun. The book covers production history, maintenance, troubleshooting, accessories, various cartridges, and the gun's role through both World Wars, including its evolution from the Maxim gun and specialized uses like indirect fire. It details international production, commercial variants, and even large-caliber versions, making it an invaluable resource for collectors and enthusiasts, despite its scarcity and high resale price.

Dolf Goldsmith recounts his acquisition and use of Bofors 37mm antitank guns in the mid-20th century. He details purchasing multiple units for $200 each, along with ammunition for $0.50 per round. The guns were used for recreational shooting, including felling trees in upstate New York. Goldsmith also highlights the various accessories available, such as insert barrels for smaller caliber rounds (303 British and 6.5 Swedish) and blank firing attachments, demonstrating their versatility beyond their intended anti-armor role.