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[ersoz]

That is true.
I remember stories about WW1 Martinis' and Mausers' foregrips heating up so bad, soldiers would have to cover them in dirt just to cool them off a little bit. And that is after 30-40 shots fired.

[ManiacallyChallenged]

Because a water jacket on a rifle looks fucking awesome.

[ersoz]

I'm not feeling well so I had to postpone my second visit to the museum. My apologies.
Until then, here's some more fancy gun pictures from the museum's first floor.
I understand most of these firearms were gifts to statesmen and major military figures. Enjoy:

This was a gift from Nikolai Podgorny to Turkish Army Chief of Staff in the sixties. It is obviously a Soviet firearm.
I seriously need help with this one. No idea what it is:




This one looks familiar:



A gold plated Astra:

[Nyles]

It's a Russian Vostok Margolin MT .22 target pistol. The one below it is a Croatian PHP.