Hello there!
I've recently had an unexpected influx of new followers (thank you very much!) I thought I'd do a bit of an introduction as the Historical Firearms account is a little faceless with just the logo!
Bear with me, I'm British & I find this stuff a bit awkward!
My name is Matthew Moss, I'm a small arms historian. I specialise in the history of the development & use of firearms & other weapons. I have a degree in history and a Masters in military history. I've been writing about small arms history now for about a decade.
I began posting articles on my blog, Historical Firearms, back in 2013 and have since written for publications like Small Arms Review, TFB, Silah Report, Overt Defense, The Armourer and Janes.

Check out the blog here - historicalfirearms.info
In 2017, I launched The Armourer's Bench - a video project with my friend Vic Tuff. We've been making in-depth videos on firearms, tanks & aircraft ever since.
We've looked at everything from the HK G11 to the Ferguson Rifle!
armourersbench.com
youtube.com/c/TheArmourers…
A couple of years ago I had the pleasure of being a research fellow at the Cody Firearms Museum in Wyoming exploring the role of the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. during the First World War.
My monograph on this is coming soon!
I've written several books, one on the Sterling Submachine Gun and most recently one on the British anti-tank weapon the PIAT!
#BringUpThePIAT
Available here: historicalfirearms.info/shop
I also co-host on the Fighting On Film war movie podcast with my friend @RM_Mili_History. We launched the show last year and it has been ridiculously good fun!

If you enjoy a good war film, I think you'll enjoy @FightingOnFilm!
You can find it here linktr.ee/FightingOnFilm
So there we are, sorry for rambling! Now you know a little more about me & hopefully I'm less of a faceless account. I'm busy working on several new book projects but my biggest ongoing project is definitely TAB, so please do check us out -
youtube.com/c/TheArmourers…
Oh and of course if you enjoy my articles and videos you can help support my work by picking up a sticker or something at the Historical Firearms shop or through the TAB Patreon here - patreon.com/thearmourersbe…

Thanks for reading this far! - Matt

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