In the Middle Ages, there were legal fights with swords, axes and even sticks. In modern times, people began to settle scores with each other in duels, in which they fought with swords, and then with pistols ...

A promising Russian pistol PLC will enter the international market. All the necessary permits have already been obtained, and in the coming days this weapon will be shown for the first time at a foreign exhibition ...

Some of the weapons of the American Civil War, and in particular the Le Ma revolver, were too original, very expensive and therefore did not find such widespread use ...

State tests of new sniper rifles created in the course of the Ugolyok program will begin next year. The most successful samples will go into service, supplement and possibly replace ...

Several years ago, the Israeli company Smart Shooter Ltd. introduced the "smart sight" SMASH. This development has attracted the attention of several armies and is already entering service ...

The history of the emergence of multiple-charge weapons ...

How the importance of bayonets in battles faded over the centuries and the moral aspect of their perception by soldiers changed ...

Real edged weapons remain and will forever remain in demand ...

The multiply shotgun that has gained immense popularity and appears in almost all Westerns ...

Crossbow and wheel pistol, it would seem, the difference between them is huge. And, nevertheless, they existed at the same time and in their own way were considered even perfect weapons ...

The wick is out of date. The wheel lock appeared. What did he bring with himself ...

Bayonets were used not only in long-barreled weapons ...

The use of bayonets at one time played an important role in battles, and not only as a piercing weapon ...

At the beginning of the XNUMXth century, trappers were widespread in North America - hunting for fur-bearing animals using traps. Trappers, leaving for a long hunt, could not carry a large gun with them ...

A bizarre and deadly short-barreled revolver that has won honor in many countries and received many variations ...

Currently, the Bundeswehr is replacing the honored veteran - the MG3 machine gun with a new - MG5. A new single machine gun was born as a result of a competition announced in 2008-2009, ...

The musketeers fired, and the pikemen defended them with their pikes. This practice persisted for more than a century, until the development of firearms put on the agenda the combination of a pike with a musket. AND...

The most prominent gunsmith of Tula. Attempts to establish mass domestic production ...

Today, centerfire cartridges are the most common small arms ammunition. In the process of their creation and refinement, many unusual ammunition was developed, one of ...

Multiple charge! This is perhaps the main trend in the development of hand-held firearms. Multiple charges and rate of fire. But mankind followed this path for a very long time. And the path was not straight, but ...

Southerners called it "the damn rifle", and advertisements claimed that "you can load it on Monday and then shoot all week until Sunday inclusive" ...

The American arms company Kel-Tec presented a very interesting novelty at the end of 2020. The pistol model, designated Kel-Tec P50, is equipped with a 50-round magazine ...

Despite the final dominance of Smith and Wesson, there were other enthusiasts at the same time with their interesting developments ...

There were revolvers very similar to each other in appearance, but very different in design. For example, the Mervyn and Hubert revolvers could easily be confused from a distance with the Smith and Wesson revolvers, ...