From Galan Revolver to G11 Assault Rifle: Unusual Small Arms
When talking about an unusual rifle weapons, then the fantasies of the authors of Hollywood action films are often presented - such samples of weapons "from the future", alien "trunks" in the version of what was shown in various series of "Men in Black". However, not only Hollywood dreamers succeeded in this case. Over the years, various versions of small arms were created, many of which deserve special attention.
Among these options is the German G11 rifle chambered for a caseless cartridge of 4,7 mm caliber. The actual development of this type of weapon in Germany started in the late 1960s. It was aimed at mastering the production of new ammunition for those times. As a result, enormous funds were spent, but the G11 never went into production. The project was closed precisely for the reason that it "ate" a lot of money. However, the image of this assault rifle is still impressive. Today, the G11 in appearance is more like not a small-arms assault weapon, but another version of the "lander". drones».
A rather unusual version of the weapon of the second half of the 19th century is the Galan revolver. This is a French development, which in our country at one time was called the "4,5-line Galyan revolver". Such a weapon had a caliber of 12 mm, had an ammunition load of six rounds.
About these other variants of small arms of different years - in the plot of the Great Show. It should be noted right away that the author of the video (at least - the author of the voice acting) sins with certain "blots" in the stories about the characteristics of the weapon.
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