Let’s play the “What is it?” game!

[l33571]

The one in the picture is from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. I can't confirm if that is an actual Springfield make Still need the part about why "coffee grinder" is a popular but actually fake name.

Here's a real one from the National Park Service Historians

 

[cmshoot]

The one in the picture is from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. I can't confirm if that is an actual Springfield make Still need the part about why "coffee grinder" is a popular but actually fake name.

Here's a real one from the National Park Service Historians
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It was actually intended to grind oats and such for the cavalry’s horses.

 

[l33571]

Bingo cmshoot . You're up.

Supposedly there were only 100 made and 12 still exist. The National Park Service Historians attempted to grind coffee & didn't work at all. Full article here:

https://www.guns.com/news/2016/02/0...bine-with-a-mill-right-in-the-stock-10-photos

 

[cmshoot]

 

[Wheeler]

D-Max sub gun.

 

[cmshoot]

D-Max sub gun.

Yep.


The D-Max Industries Carbine.


In 1985 a man by the name of David M. Dugger a police officer of a department in Washington at the time decided to develop something for a policing role. Realizing the need for a reliable, low cost weapon that had capable firepower than a standard sidearm. Dugger being a firearms instructor knew very well what to develop. Dugger developed the D-Max to be inexpensive, durable, and easy to maintain.


The company D-Max was formed in 1986. D-Max offered two variants of their design. The D-Max 100C, which was the carbine variant that used a 16 inch barrel. And the D-Max 100P which is the pistol variant that used a 6 inch barrel. These came with a 30 a round magazine and offered in at least six different calibers. .45 ACP, 9mm, .41 AE, .40 S&W, .38 Super, and 10mm.


The wood furniture was made out of walnut while the barrel shroud was produced out of aluminum. The rest of the firearm was parkerized and given a proprietary coating known as "MAX-Coat." The .45 ACP models fed from modified M3 Grease Gun magazines which were also coated in the MAX-Coat. Other sources indicate that the 9mm variants fed from a British Sten and Lancaster Mags.


Regarding how reliable these were, at least several publications from the time pointed out that the D-Max was pretty accurate and reliable with no reported malfunctions. However these are a bit brief. The best source that gives a bit more insight would be the book "Modern Law Enforcement Weapons & Tactics" from 1991. Where the author went into detail regarding how it performed under certain testing. There's a lot more information associated with it that would be too long to list here.


These were also offered to the civilian market as well. Interesting note is that the pistol variant in theory was to be used in situations involving confined spaces. Whereas the carbine variant was meant to be used in a tactical role and replace the traditional shotgun which had always been the go to when the officer's sidearm wasn't cutting it.


Despite all of it's amazing merits and being perfectly suited for police use, these never quite caught on, a good concept. Today many of them are few and far between. With most being in private collections. D-Max no longer exists.


- Squint

 

[Fatstacks]

Tear gas pen, my mom had one just like it

 

[Wheeler]

 

[l33571]

Kalashnikov MP-155 "smart" shotgun. Has a built in HD camera.

 

[Wheeler]

Kalashnikov MP-155 "smart" shotgun. Has a built in HD camera.

Yep.

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