If you ask a passing man what the current gun is considered to be the most powerful, then with a probability in 99% a Desert Eagle will be answered. Naturally, this answer will not ...

At the beginning of 90-s in China began the creation and production of multi-barrel rapid-fire machine guns based on the American GAU-2 or better known as M-134. The effectiveness of the latter is known ...

The reunification of East and West Germany in the 90 year required such significant financial costs that the leadership of the Bundeswehr had to curtail most of the expensive programs, among ...

Probably, there is no more famous and desirable pistol for the layman than the Desert Eagle. Thanks to its regular appearance on TV screens and a truly unique automation system ...

Probably, it will not be a secret for anyone that war, despite all the negative moments that it carries with it, is the most powerful catalyst in the development of science and technology. Naturally, that ...

A submachine gun, even by modern standards, is a rather specific weapon and suitable for far from widespread use. A small effective range pistol or less ...

Manual machine guns НК11 (НК13) and НК11А1 are modifications of machine gun НК21А1. These machine guns have store supply - a box magazine of an assault rifle or a two-disk one on 80 is used ...

In the 80 of the last century, many well-known manufacturers of firearms began to "play" with sub-caliber ammunition, and work on the cartridge itself and weapons for it continues to be ...

A group of German designers after World War II worked at the firm CETME in Madrid, where she took part in the creation of a rifle that works on the principle of using recoil of a semi-free shutter ...

The Tarnov Mechanical Plant (ZMT), together with the Military Polytechnic University (WAT), proposed the modernization of the Kalashnikov machine gun in its Polish version “wz. 2004 Rod "under the NATO cartridge ...

The well-known Czech machine gun Vz.62 was used as the base for the M26 “Valmet” light machine gun, which proved itself well during World War II, being in service with several armies ...

In the United States, after the 5,56 millimeter assault rifle M16 (M16A1) of the Stoner system was adopted, many attempts were made to create a light machine gun for the same cartridge ....

24 July 2012 of the year in the Federation Council were held public hearings, the main essence of which was reduced to the problem of reforming weapons legislation. First Vice-Speaker of the Council Alexander ...

As you know, one of the world's first PP was created precisely in Italy, by the company Vilar-Peroz. Its constructor was Benedetto A. Revelli. The weapon, which appeared in 1915, was a “spark” of two ...

Singapore — one of the “young tigers” that aggressively entered the world arms market — created its own defense industry. Singapore products attracted widespread attention ....

In the United States of America, the use of firearms on the streets has long been commonplace, and often this shooting ends tragically. But the government is nothing ...

The AN94 submachine gun, better known by the people as “Abakan”, is a rather controversial weapon, since along with the high combat characteristics of this submachine gun there are also negative moments. For example,...

With one of the interesting types of weapons we will take a closer look today - this is the LAD machine gun. Named after the first letters of its creators - designers Lyutogo, Afanasyev and Deykin, a machine gun ...

The experience of military conflicts and local wars of recent decades has clearly demonstrated the increased role of snipers in military conflicts, especially during battles in cities and other settlements ....

Last year, separate sniper units were created. Now, it seems, we are talking about equipping these fighters with new weapons. July 16 on the official website of the Ministry of Industry and ...

The idea of ​​unifying automatic rifle armament of a platoon and branch on the basis of a single system in the USSR was worked out back in 20-s under the guidance of Fedorov, and after the adoption of an intermediate ...

The term "Broom for sweeping trenches" was born in 1918 with the birth of one of the most famous and successful submachine guns in history, created by American engineer General John ...

Externally, the pistol remained a traumatic pistol “Fort-12РМ”, the main differences are a single-row magazine for a new cartridge and, accordingly, increased dimensions of the pistol parts for a new caliber. It...

Individual automatic weapons were somehow not honored within Albion. The main emphasis was on shop rifles and machine guns. The first PP, developed and adopted in England ...