Guns | War History

Shooting the German MP40 submachine gun

Joris Nieuwint

The MP40 submachine gun was made to use with the 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge. This submachine gun was developed in Germany by the Nazis and the…

The Story Behind the M-1 Garand Rifle and the story of John C. Garand

Guest Author

This article was provided by OldMagazineArticles.com From The American Legion Magazine, 1939 SHARP CRACKS of a RIFLE “THE sharp crack of a rifle rang out,…

10 Grenade Fails (Watch)

Joris Nieuwint

Grenades are, it goes without saying, lethal weapons so if you are ever in a position of using one then be sure you know what…

Flamethrowers in Action Shown in 36 Blazing Photos!

Flamethrowers were first used by the Greeks in the 1st Century AD. More than 1000 years later, this weapon was used by Byzantine Empire against…

Shooting the MG-34 and MG-42

Joris Nieuwint

These two machine guns, the MG-34 and MG-42, were the primary arms given to the German infantry and their vehicles throughout World War 2. In…

LOOK!!! Views down the sights of historical military firearms – very clever

Jack Beckett

A great project and work from the guys at www.candrsenal.com. They have spent a massive amount of time taking hi-res images of historic firearms. They…

Top 5 Battle Rifles (Watch)

A Battle Rifle is the name used for a select-fire rifle that fires a full caliber cartridge. They were important weapons during World War II…

What Was the Best US WWII Sniper Rifle?

In this video Paul Shull, host of ‘The Weapon Hunter’ asks the question – which sniper rifle used in World War 2 is better? Is…

Top 5 Best Assault Rifles

An assault rifle has to meet a certain set of criteria. It must be select-fire and use an intermediate cartridge. In this video we explain…

Saddam’s Secret Super Gun – Project Babylon

Project Babylon was an Iraqi code name for the construction of a supergun, commissioned by Sadam Hussein in 1988. The engineer in charge of the…

All You Need To Know About the Browning M1918 BAR (Watch)

The Browning Automatic Rifle, or simply BAR, proved to be one of the most reliable weapons of the Second World War. Developed on the eve…

Leonardo’s War Machines – Did The Italian Genius Deliberately Sabotage His Own Design?

Born in the Tuscan town of Vinci on the 15th of April, 1452, Leonardo  Da Vinci is perhaps best known as the painter of the…