At first, there was no particular need for dismantled weapons. Indeed: why disassemble your pistol to a cuirassier, if he can easily carry it either in his belt or in a holster at the saddle, ...

What weapon did the science fiction writers come up with, how fantastic is it, and what of the invented weapons has entered our life today?...

"Saint Javelina", which has become one of the symbols of Ukrainian nationalism, turned out to be just a publicity stunt for the showcase of the American military. To put it mildly, the weapon turned out not suitable for ...

It so happened that the well-known gunsmith Samuel Colt re-patented part of his American patents in Belgium, but he did not protect his patent there from 1835, after which many Belgian ...

Most of the information circulating on the Internet does not pass any examination and is of very dubious quality. As an example, we can cite the article "Mauser" of the 1910 model of the year "...

After the Second World War, the joint-stock company Česká zbrojovka was nationalized, and its branch in Uherský Brod, which became a separate enterprise in 1950, gradually became the main...

Dan Koonan, studying in college, as a final qualifying work, proposed a draft design of a pistol based on the 1911 Colt, but chambered for the .357 Magnum revolver cartridge. And the task he ...

In every field of human activity there is a select group of people who are credited with such a significant contribution to its history that they become synonymous with their own achievements. There are many such...

In the zone of the Special Operation, the so-called. UAV suppressor LPD-801. With its help, they fight against enemy light drones and prevent him from conducting aerial reconnaissance ....

In all countries, sooner or later, the same thing happened: a person appeared who had the idea to make his own successful sample of small arms and thereby earn himself ...

The M1934 Beretta was a coveted trophy and keepsake for American soldiers returning from the war from Europe. Obviously, it was a very perfect pistol, because the same "Glisenti" with ...

Today we will talk about a Spanish pistol of the late XIX - early XX century, little known to the general public, outwardly quite similar to the German Mauser. This original weapon was created by two...

"Twilight" behind the ribbon: feedback for those who are not indifferent...

Pistols were also made in Italy, and even patented in Japan. But, of course, what they ended up with cannot be compared with the same “parabellum”. But it fired... Like revolvers. And here's something about them...

It has always been and will always be that some talented engineer “wants something strange”, and as a result he creates a device that is unlike anything that has happened before. These are the most common devices...

In the new semi-automatic pistol, Paul Mauser saw a design that could be both enlarged and reduced to the cartridge used. That is, to have a pronounced market orientation ....

In 1831, a certain Ethan Allen began making cutlery in Milford, Massachusetts. In addition, Allen made knives and tools needed by shoemakers. Allen then moved his...

The Stupor portable electronic warfare systems appeared in the zone of the Special Operation, designed to suppress enemy UAVs. They've already proven their worth, and now...

It became known about the combat use of silent mortars 2B25 "Gall". This weapon allows special forces to hit enemy targets without unmasking themselves....

In a huge number of revolvers of known systems, unusual designs are now somehow completely lost. This is not surprising, since already in the same XNUMXth century they were a curiosity or known only to a narrow ...

Having become the manager of one of Roth's enterprises in 1898, Karel Krnka already in 1900 co-authored a new pistol with him. The pistol was distinguished by complex automation and was made in the style of a model ...

The revolver has a very annoying drawback: after you shoot the drum, you need to remove the shells from it and load it again, which takes a lot of time. Therefore it was...

Karel Krnka gained considerable fame among the creators of pistols, and even, moreover, he stood on a par with those whose samples were not only created and tested, but were also put into service, ...

By the end of the 19th century, the revolver reached, in fact, its maximum perfection. But with all the perfection achieved, he turned out to have two ineradicable shortcomings. There was only one way - to come up with such ...