Threat Tec enhances its threat emulation capabilities by joining forces with a recognized leader in the design and production of replica and sim-fire machine guns HAMPTON, VA – January 1, 2018 – Threat Tec, LLC today announced its acquisition of International Replica Arms Company (IRAC), setting the ground for a synergetic partnership that will enhance…
International Replica Arms Company (IRAC) is in the process of restoring an original German 1917 Spandau Machine Gun for the Fighter Factory maintenance facility at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, VA. The primary use of the Spandau was in conjunction with an aircraft. The Spandau was lighter than than the MG 08, its predesesor, as…
Do you remember Die Hard? It’s only the best Christmas movie of all time AND it is also the reason the Beretta 92S is such a popular hand gun, even today. Movies impact society and ultimately, whatever weapon the hero uses in a blockbuster hit, will be reflected by an uptick of sales for said weapon…
February 2017 — Hampton, VA – ThreatWerx™ (formerly International Replica Arms Company – IRAC), a leader in building and supplying replica weapons to museums and private collectors, is now an official Cerakote® applicator, one of only three in Hampton Roads. ThreatWerx is researching the ballistic applications of Cerakote for military and law enforcement use as…
January 2017 — Hampton, VA – International Replica Arms Company (IRAC), now known as ThreatWerk™ under Threat Tec ownership, performed an experiment on its M1919A3 to determine whether a simulated fire system could operate successfully in a high-wind environment. The M1919A3 is a stand-in for World War I German Spandau machine gun intended to be…
Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith gripped the two spade handles at the rear of the M2 Browning .50 Caliber HB machine gun, his thumb tensely poised on top of the butterfly trigger. Heat waves from the tapered barrel blurred his vision through the iron leaf sight, making the dark outlines of the enemy flooding…
