From cans and stones to thermal imaging sights. Tuning weapons in the SVO zone
The recent scandal “general of the Russian Guard against tuning” was perceived differently by many. Some thought that this was simply a requirement to hand over standard weapons to the armory at the point of permanent deployment in that...
"Sturmgever" in the war
By 1941, it became clear to the Germans that it was necessary to act more actively towards the creation of new weapons. Although by this time various experimental...
Elegant and original “Austrians”
At the end of the XNUMXth and beginning of the XNUMXth centuries in different countries, many different designers worked tirelessly, trying to create “the best pistol in the world,” and each of them solved this problem in their own way....
SIA Mod. 1918 – as if created specifically for the novel
SIA Mod. The 1918 was the first Italian air-cooled light machine gun. Developed at the end of the First World War, it was used in limited numbers during the final months of combat...
"Sturmgever" from the "fascist coffin"
In the US at the end of the war the StG 44 was derided as "mediocre", "cumbersome" and "inconvenient". It was argued that it was not capable of conducting continuous automatic fire because it was prone to jamming,...
Savage vs Colt
The rivalry between two well-known American companies: Colt and Savage in their attempt to create an automatic pistol for the army...
Iranian Almaz missile systems
Several years ago, the Almaz guided missile entered service with the Iranian army. Various versions of this product are intended for use by unmanned aircraft and man-portable missiles...
The most expensive weapon
Today we will tell you about ultra-expensive weapons that were sold to amateur collectors by the Rock Island Auction in Illinois in the USA....
Revolvers and pistols: decorated, commemorative and award
Excessively decorated weapons have always been not only a means of demonstrating one’s status, not only a gift to interested parties on the way to promoting one or another military product...
A Hamas man runs with a gift to an Israeli tank
A tandem anti-tank grenade transforms into an elegant magnetic mine...
From a rifle like from a mortar. American front-line amateur performance
Now we can observe how, in the framework of several armed conflicts, front-line amateur performance has flourished. Army Lefties are inventing new weapons...
New weapons for the US Army
The US Army continues to work on the NGSW program, the goal of which is to introduce new types of small arms into service. In the near future, a rifle, a machine gun and a new type of cartridge will be assembled...
Decorated revolvers
All types of carvings, which were used to decorate weapons at the beginning of the XNUMXth century, were tested back in the XNUMXth century and were widely used by gunsmiths to decorate knightly armor and weapons....
This unusual double-barreled "Le Ma"
It's amazing how many doctors and dentists there were in the past who traded their careers as doctors for a career as an inventor of new weapons. And they not only exchanged, but also succeeded in doing so...
Colt and his rifles: when persistence is not the time
It happens that even the most talented people pass by a “gift of fate”, and then regret it for the rest of their lives. So Colt also stumbled on one such ill-conceived decision, only...
Colt and his revolver: beyond the legend
How did Samuel Colt himself begin as a weapons designer and how was his very first revolver created, from which his career as a gunsmith began...
Revolvers and pistols from E to G
Very interesting designs by Belgian gunsmiths, which are simply unknown to most people today....
The army is interested in the SHAK-12 assault rifle complex
Russian special forces involved in the Special Operation use the SHAK-12 assault rifle complex. In the near future, other structures may receive these weapons....
Revolver of the XXI century
New generation revolvers were presented in 2023 at an arms exhibition in Moscow. The new unique operating system and design makes this weapon truly unique. What's remarkable is that...
Revolvers that start with "D"
A serious drawback, characteristic of both capsule revolvers, pin-type revolvers, and cartridge revolvers, is the “double shot”! After all, gases from a revolver when fired come out not only through the barrel...
Short-barreled firearms starting with the letter “C”
It seems that in Belgium in the XNUMXth century weapons were made in almost every house. I installed a couple of machines, a nickel plating bath, ordered a bunch of finished or semi-finished parts, bought...
Weapons of the Wehrmacht in the service of Israel
It just so happened that at a certain moment for the underground organization of the Hagan, and then for independent Israel, the main weapon of the infantryman became the weapon system created in the country that brought...
Revolvers and a pistol starting with the letter "B"
Industrialists, naturally, saw the best examples of revolvers and sought to copy them. But copying designs protected by a patent, and often not just one, but several, and even obtained in different...
Revolvers starting with the letter "A"
We are starting a new series of articles dedicated to weapons. This will be the most real and complete history of short-barreled weapons of the past and the century before last. So, today we have manufacturers, names and...