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WWII Guns Beginner's Guide to recreating soldiers & battles of World War II

Guide Chapterts: 1.Weapons2. Basics3. Impression4.Recruiting5.Organizing6. Events

3. Impression

Besides of authentic WWII gun replicas that we provide second important element of your equipment is the soldier’s uniform and the related personal equipment. This is called “impression”.

The critical element in recreating the World War II soldiers and the battles they fought is authentic uniform, equipment and weapon. During the conflict 1939-1945 each sides equipment and weaponry changed a great deal and the more war progressed, the more improvised and ad-hoc the individual soldiers appearance became. It is up to each hobbyist to research carefully the unit and the time era he or she wishes to recreate.

 

Cap firing and non-firing model guns

Basics

Model guns are even more realistic in appearance than airsoft guns. Materials used are often more genuine (wood and metal instead of plastic) and internals are very real like unlike in airsoft guns that need substantially different mechanism to fire the BBs. Therefore the prices are sometimes higher than airsoft gun models.

Types

Model guns come in two flavors, cap firing and non-firing. Cap firing model guns utilize brass-made Plug Fire Cartridges (PFC) that have internal firing pin mechanism to ignite 5mm or 7mm caps to create movie-like firing effect. The firing effect consist of firing sound, smoke, muzzle flash (in certain models) and automatic ejection of used cartridge (unless the gun is bolt-action). The firing effect is very impressive and real-like in indoors with hand guns and submachine guns.

Performance

The firing effect of cap firing model guns is very impressive and real-like in indoors with hand guns and submachine guns. Our customers have been very impressed by the model gun (both cap firing and non-firing) details, functionality, real-gun like features and appearance. Many of the model guns are used in war museum displays, movie productions and in private weapon collections.

Required items to use model gun:

  • Model gun
  • Plug Fire Cartridges (PFC)*
  • Caps*
* = Not required for non-firing models
 
 
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You are viewing imitation toy gun products that cannot be converted to shoot lethal projectile. These imitation toy guns cannot use real firearm ammunition such as blanks nor cannot they use metal BBs. Although some products might be available for 18-year olds these products can be only purchased by over 18-year olds. All imitation toy guns that are purchased to United States come with blaze orange muzzle.