Silencer Shop Foundation v. ATF: What the 2026 Ruling Means
A plain-English look at the 2026 federal court ruling and what changed for covered suppressor transfers.
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Independent Digital Publication · Est. 2026
Firearms.
History. Industry.
Research-driven editorial coverage of historic firearms, military small arms, collecting, shooting sports and the people and products shaping today's industry.
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Byron Donalds Wins GOP Nomination: Florida's Governor Race Moves to November
After winning the Republican primary in August, Byron Donalds enters the final stretch of Florida's 2026 governor's race with the November 3 general election approaching.
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Mauser Luger: Reading a Wartime Icon
A collector-focused look at the Luger’s design, German production history and the markings that help place a pistol in context.
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The German P38: A Wartime Service Pistol
Why the P38 mattered, how its production changed during the war and what collectors can learn from its variations.
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1944 Molot PPSh-41: A Soviet Wartime Parts Kit
A collector-focused look at a 1944-dated PPSh-41 kit, its Molot production history, factory markings and the story preserved in its surviving components.
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EDITORIAL MISSION
Preserving the story behind the firearm.
Firearms are mechanical objects, but they are also historical artifacts. Their markings, materials, manufacturing methods and documented provenance can reveal where they came from and how they fit into a broader story.
Florida Kalash Media focuses on educational, historically grounded coverage and clearly separates documented facts from interpretation.
ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHY
From the archive.
Original photography documenting historic firearms, military small arms and collector-focused subjects featured by Florida Kalash Media.
COLLECTINGSaiga-Based AK-104Original photography · August 28, 2026
HISTORY · COLLECTING1944 Molot PPSh-41Original photography · September 2, 2026
HISTORYThe German P38Original photography · September 12, 2026
COLLECTINGColt SP1Original photography · September 28, 2026
HISTORYM1911A1Original photography · September 4, 2026
ABOUT
Meet the editor.
Jonathan Herrera
Founder & Editor, Florida Kalash Media
Jonathan Herrera is the founder and editor of Florida Kalash Media, an independent digital publication focused on firearms history, collecting, military small arms, shooting sports and firearms-industry coverage.
The publication grew from a long-running interest in firearms photography, historical research and educational storytelling. Its goal is straightforward: make the history behind the object as interesting as the object itself.
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