M1 Garand Rifle Cutaway, 1951
The M1 Garand is a rifle with a storied reputation. Over 6.25 million of these .30 caliber shell-firing rifles were produced from 1936 to 1957. This cutaway was published in 1951 to an audience of...
View ArticleSoviet TU-10 Two-Jet Bomber Cutaway, 1951
This is the Tupolev TU-10 bomber. I have not been able to find information on this aircraft. If anyone has leads, please leave information in the comment section. Click to Enlarge Image to 1375 x 745...
View ArticleWinchester M1 .30 Carbine Cutaway, 1951
Firing .30 caliber cartridges, the Winchester M1 Carbine wasn’t intended to be the ultimate killing machine Rather, it was an intentionally lightweight piece for radiomen, cooks, officers, and others...
View ArticleAtomic Airplane Cutaway, 1951
Even though I like Ray Pioch, his 1951 cutaway drawing of this fanciful atomic airplane really isn’t very good. It’s got the typical middle-of-magazine two-color scheme, and the perspectives within...
View ArticleColt .45 Automatic Pistol Cutaway, 1951
This cutaway of the classic Colt .45 Automatic was part of Popular Science’s “Know Your Weapons” series that started up in 1951. This series was aimed squarely at WWII (and even WWI) veterans who had...
View ArticleHand Grenade Cutaway Drawing, 1951
It’s a fairly simple killing device: a metal container that contains “filler” (as the cutaway says) segmented so that it will split open in predictable chucks. Here is what a generic 1950s hand...
View ArticleWinchester .22 Model 52 Rifle Trigger Mechanism Cutaway, 1951
Even a .22 rifle has a complicated trigger mechanism. This one, a Winchester Model 52 from 1951, is timeless. You’ll find essentially the same mechanism on rifles today. Click to Enlarge to 935 x 766...
View ArticleAtomic-Powered Heating System for Building, 1952
This was real, not Fifties fantasy: a building heated by atomic energy. Appropriately enough, the building, located in Harwell, England, was the center for that nation’s atomic research. Waste heat...
View ArticleTurtle Personal Tank, 1952
As far as I know, this one-man tank never left the mind of Les G. Scherer. Scherer designed this personal-sized tank to weigh 7,000 pounds, pack two .30 caliber machine guns, and have 650 ports arrayed...
View ArticleFantastic Department Store Cutaway, 1950s
Yet another mind-blowing cutaway from master illustrator Frank Soltesz. Few people realize that half of a department store is devoted to areas they never see. Behind the familiar counter and displays...
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