Matthew Moss - Armourer's Bench

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.

499 Followers 67 Following 142 Posts Joined Jul 2023
2 weeks ago

Interesting indeed! A little reminiscent of an MDT chassis.

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1 month ago
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SIG Sauer’s Machine Guns Around the World In May 2025 the US Army type classified the SIG LMG 6.8x51mm machine gun as the M250, officially confirming the weapon meets US Army standards and requirements. Selected though the Next Generation …

Check out the full accompanying article (with sources) here:

armourersbench.com/2026/02/12/s...

#SIGSauer #MMG #LMG #SIGM250 3/3

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1 month ago
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SIG Sauer's Machine Guns Around the World YouTube video by The Armourer's Bench

Check out the video here:
youtu.be/fBGD-pr5__U

#SIGSauer #MMG #LMG #SIGM250 2/

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1 month ago
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🚨NEW VIDEO!🚨

While the US Army is SIG Sauer's most prominent customer a number of other countries have now begun to procure SIG's belt-fed machine guns. In this video we run down open-source sightings of SIG machine guns around the world. 1/

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1 month ago
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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…

NEW VIDEO: General Norman Schwarzkopf’s Gulf War Beretta M9

Check it out 👇
armourersbench.com/2026/02/08/g...

#GulfWar #Beretta #M9 #History #SALW

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1 month ago
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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👇

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1 month ago
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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...

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1 month ago
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📢 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

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3 months ago
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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…

Switzerland Chooses the SIG Sauer P320 – Here’s Every Military Using It Now

WATCH HERE:
armourersbench.com/2025/12/07/s...

#SALW #SIGP320 #SIGSauer #Pistols #Handguns

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3 months ago
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🚨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 👇

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3 months ago

Agreed!

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3 months ago
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The Armourers Bench

More on the new Gen 6 Glocks here - armourersbench.com/2025/12/06/g...

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3 months ago
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Love this photo of every generation of Glock 17. 1982-2025.

#Glock #GlockGen6

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3 months ago
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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…

Full article and video here:
armourersbench.com/2025/11/30/v...

#UkraineWar #SALW #UkraineRussiaWar #Pistols #HiPower

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3 months ago
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🚨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 👇

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4 months ago
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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…

Watch here - armourersbench.com/2025/11/09/c...

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4 months ago
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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

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4 months ago
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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…

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...

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4 months ago
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🚨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

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4 months ago
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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

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4 months ago
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APILAS in Ukraine The APILAS or Armour-Piercing Infantry Light Arm System, developed by France’s GIAT Industries in the early 1980s, is perhaps one of the rarest shoulder-fired anti-armour weapon systems to ap…

Watch the video and read the full article here 👇

armourersbench.com/2025/10/25/a...

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4 months ago
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🚨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/

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5 months ago
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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…

Check out the video and article here - armourersbench.com/2025/09/21/h...

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5 months ago
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🚨NEW VIDEO!🚨

At DSEI 2025 I had the chance to handle SIG Sauer's product improved M7, this video gives an overview of the changes made to the rifle and runs down some of the information SIG shared with me.

Link to video below 👇

#SigSauer #M7 #NGSW #M7PI #SALW

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6 months ago

Watch the video here -http://armourersbench.com/2025/08/17/taiwans-hellfire-truck/

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6 months ago
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🚨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! 👇

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6 months ago

Been a long time since I saw an Alligator

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7 months ago
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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…

Check out the article and video here - armourersbench.com/2025/08/15/r...

#UkraineWar #Ukraine #SALW #UkraineRussiaWar

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7 months ago
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🚨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

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7 months ago
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Small Arms of the 2025 Thai-Cambodia Border Clash On 24 July the ongoing border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand flared into an armed conflict. Four days later a ceasefire was announced following negotiations, at the time of publication the c…

Full article & video here: armourersbench.com/2025/08/08/s...

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