Sleek, Understated, and Deadly – Defiant7’s BK

Defiant7’s founders, Les George and Chad Nichols, love to collaborate with other knife makers. That’s the entire basis of their Project M320-X line. They also have standalone designs they’ve done with others. For example, the Defiant7 BK is the result of a collaboration. The BK is a collab ...

By Jim Cobb

Front Line Friday #22: Female Officer Gear and Fit: The Systemic Gap

The equipment design and procurement failures that produce poor fit for female officers, why body armor, duty belts, and holsters built around a male body type create real safety and performance gaps, and what agencies and officers can do about it.

By Tom R

Headstamp Launches Pre-Orders for Definitive Schmeisser SMG Book!

Headstamp Publishing has launched pre-orders their latest book "The Real Schmeissers: From the M.P. 18.I to the M.P. 41," a 678-page book covering the complete history of Hugo Schmeisser's submachine gun designs from World War I through World War II.

By Matthew Moss

Small Business Spotlight: RX Arms

Welcome back to TFB’s Small Business Spotlight ! In this weekly column, we take a look at small firearm-related businesses. Today’s company is RX Arms, a manufacturer of tactical shotgun parts and accessories.

By Hrachya H

Tallboy and Grand Slam: World War II Bunker Busters

By 1940, both England and Germany realized that the Kriegsmarine’s U-Boats were the key to the Battle of the Atlantic. Eliminating the German submarine threat was Britain’s top priority. Expanding the U-Boat fleet was Germany’s greatest hope to bring the British to their knees. In those dar...

By Tom Laemlein

B&T AG Regains Control of the Brand in the US

Switzerland’s B&T has regained full control of the B&T brand in the US. Legal disputes between B&T AG in Switzerland and its US subsidiary, B&T USA, emerged in 2025, with $15 million in B&T AG products reportedly unpaid for by B&T USA. The B&T AG has now revealed...

By Matthew Moss

LayerX Suppression Strake 9 MP5 Optimized Suppressor

Luke C speaks with Josh at GunCon 2026 — a former suppressor engineer from Advanced Armament Corp (AAC) who's now putting that legacy industry experience to work at LayerX Suppression, a newer company out of Livonia, Michigan, building suppressors with aerospace-grade manufacturing tec...

By Luke C.
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