Big Bang Ricochet - Civilian Armor: Armored Motor Bank Car

Not all armored vehicles are in the hands of the military. Some ends up in the hands of police and civilian entities, for good or bad.

In this booklet, we examine the very first financial services armored car, the Bellamore Armored Motor Bank Car. Built in 1910, it was the first armored vehicle built to deal with the transportation of large amounts of currency. It was also unusual for t...   [click here for more]

Big Bang Ricochet - WW2 Collection: BA-27 Heavy Armored Car

The Russian Revolution was by no means a simple thing. The February 1917 revolution was followed months later by the far better known November Revolution that put the communists into power. But overthrowing the central government does not give one central control. The communists would spend the next six years struggling to conquer the Russian Empire, quelling both internal civil war and subjuga...   [click here for more]