Hi everyone.  I hope you’re enjoying the series of articles I’m posting about German small arms of WWII.  I’ve just added Part IV of the series detailing the Gewehr 41 rifle.  Check it out by clicking the link on the left.  You can also see that rifle in action at the videos page.  Thanks for stopping by!

I just posted another article in the when-I-get-around-to-it series of WWII German small arms.  This one examines the Pistole 08 or P.08 Luger in detail.  Check it out here, or by clicking on the link to the left.

On the left menu, click “German Small Arms, Part II: The Maschinen Pistole 40″ to be taken to the article I just published on the breakdown and operation of the MP40 submachine gun.  Enjoy!

If you have visited this site in the past few years, you have likely noticed by now that it has received a complete face lift.  I sincerely hope you enjoy the new format.  Most technical articles have been transferred over to the new site, so if you are looking for information on maintaining your G43 or K43 rifle, they are available.  See the list of links to the left.

A little about me.  My name is Chuck and I am the creator of and maintainer of both www.gunsofthereich.com and www.southernmichiganarms.com.  The former - this site - is devoted to my hobby of collecting German small arms of WWII.  The latter is my commercial website for my online gun shop.  Just to be clear, I will not be selling any guns through this website, so if you have any inquiries, please check www.southernmichiganarms.com or email me at sales@southernmichiganarms.com.

I am 28 years old and have been collecting for about 6 years now.  I have been a licensed dealer for about a year.  My passion has always been World War II history.  For whatever reason I find it to be the most interesting period in human history.  I suppose that is what naturally led me to collecting firearms.

Over the past few years, I have been fortunate enough to own many varied and fascinating firearms from WWII and it is my desire to share it with the masses.  What fun is it to own an historical gun if it just sits quietly in the safe?

I am married to a wonderful woman who is kind enough to tolerate my psychosis passion for firearms.  We currently have a dog and cat, but no children yet.

So, that is everything in a nutshell.  Feel free to look around and check out the site.  If you have any questions, contact me at sales@southernmichiganarms.com.

I got tired of the old, clunky site, so I decided to redo it from scratch.  Bear with me as I get everything up to speed.  I’ve got a lot of new content to add and whatnot, so just be patient as I slowly build things up.  Things are a little crazy right now with my family life, day job, side FFL business, and other committments, so don’t be surprised if it takes me a while to get everything up here as it should.  This is, unfortunately, something of a low-priority for me.

In the meantime, here’s something to keep you occupied.