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The Sub-Machine Gun – A New Kind Of Weapon For A New Kind Of War

Andrew Knighton

Born from Trenches WWI created a new sort of fighting. Weapons that could deliver high volumes of fire were essential to defending trenches. If they…

The AK-47 – Top Facts – The Most Iconic and Widely used Assault Rifle in the World

Andrew Knighton

The AK-47 is the most iconic and widely used assault rifle in the world. Here are some facts about this hugely influential weapon. Inspired by…

Mass Produced Firepower – The Rifles of WWI

“The only real power comes out of a long rifle.” – Joseph Stalin. During WWI, millions of men were given rifles and sent into the…

Mass Produced Firepower – The Rifles of WWI

“The only real power comes out of a long rifle.” – Joseph Stalin. During WWI, millions of men were given rifles and sent into the…

The AK-47 – Top Facts – The Most Iconic and Widely used Assault Rifle in the World

Andrew Knighton

The AK-47 is the most iconic and widely used assault rifle in the world. Here are some facts about this hugely influential weapon. Inspired by…

The Sub-Machine Gun – A New Kind Of Weapon For A New Kind Of War

Andrew Knighton

Born from Trenches WWI created a new sort of fighting. Weapons that could deliver high volumes of fire were essential to defending trenches. If they…

Rapid Fire – Machine Gun Technology of the Cold War Era

During the Cold War, the rise of the assault rifle put automatic fire in the hands of ordinary infantry. However, machine-guns continued to play a…

Machine Guns – Rapid Early Development Of A Deadly, Game-Changing Technology

In the second half of the 19th century, industrialized nations entered an arms race to produce the best machine-gun. This new type of weapon was…

From A Man of God to Men of War – Great Innovators in the History of Firearms

As handheld guns developed, many people contributed to creating the technology used in the ones we have today. Here are some of the innovators who…

Handheld Firearms – Hundreds of Years of Transformation and Improvement

Handguns have gone through many changes over the centuries. From simple gunpowder weapons to sophisticated modern firepower, they have repeatedly been transformed and improved. Early…

Light Machine-Guns of WWI – The Rapid Advance Of Deadly Technology

WWI produced many innovations in weapons design. For the first time in history, significant changes occurred during only a few years of fighting. Light machine-guns…

A Brief History Of The AR-15: A Classic American Weapon

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Sam Bocetta If the Bald Eagle represents the land of the free than the AR-15 represents…