Machine gun "Skoda"
In 1888, Georg Ritter von Dormus and Archduke Carl Salvator patented a machine gun system with a semi-free bolt. His production took the factory «Skoda» (Skoda). Machine gun...
Mysterious Tula large-caliber sniper VM-2000
Not much is known about this large-caliber rifle sniper destination today. The development of the VM-2000 rifle was carried out by GUP KBP. She takes part in the program "Cracker" but immediately ...
Machine gun SG-43 (Machine Gun Goryunova)
Among 14 designs of machine guns, reviewed from August 42 to June 43, by a commission chaired by Major General Smirnov, Head of Course “Shot”, machine gun Goryunov (SHG - “P.M. Goryunov ...
Heavy machine gun TuF
In Germany, the development of the 1917-mm machine gun began in the middle of 13,3. The firm Polte developed a cartridge in two versions - having an incendiary bullet against air targets and an armor-piercing ...
Double-barreled gun Gast
In Germany, in 1917, the requirements for an aviation machine gun, which has a rate of firing of more than 700 rounds per minute, suitable for mobile aircraft installations, were announced. Karl Gastom (Gast) was ...
Anti-rifle Mechem NTW-20
The Mechem NTW-20 rifle has been in service with the South African national defense forces for almost 15 for years. Created at the beginning of the 90-ies of the last century, in the firm "Aerotek", by the designer T. Neofitu. She is unique ...
Machine gun DS-39 (Degtyarev Machine easel 39)
The need for a maneuverable and light machine-gun machine gun was realized already in the First World and Civil Wars. Since there was no own system of easel light machine gun, they wanted to take ...
Modern "gun drama" of Russia
At present, the problem of choosing a modern sniper rifle with the specifics of the discussions that have arisen and the provocative statements are beginning to resemble the situation that occurred in Russia in the middle ...
McMillan CS5 ™ Sniper Rifle
Gale McMillan, the founder of McMillan, began producing weapons for his own needs in 1973. Today, the family company McMillan is well known worldwide as ...
The weapon of victory. "Degtyaryov Infantry" - machine gun DP 85 years
One of the most pressing problems of infantry weapons, which arose in the First World War, was the presence of a light machine gun, capable of operating in infantry combat formations in all types of combat and in any conditions, ...
Machine gun "Nordenfelt": modularity from the XIX century
The invention of H. Maxim of the first machine gun of the modern appearance clearly demonstrated the fundamental possibility of creating an automatic weapon that does not require an external source of energy. Through...
Compact Gilboa machine from Silver Shadow
At the 4-th annual exhibition Israel Defense Exhibition for the Army and Police (ISDEF) held in 2010, Tel Aviv, the company Silver Shadow Advanced Security System introduced a compact ...
Machine guns in the general system of armament of the Red Army in the Great Patriotic War
During World War II, the proportion of machine guns in the infantry armament changed. Reduced production of self-loading rifles, as well as a small effective range of submachine guns ...
Aviation machine gun "Parabellum"
Requirements for machine guns, designed for aircraft, in Germany, formulated in 1909 year. State arsenals failed to solve this problem, and to work in this area ...
Cold Steel: Revolutionary
The tactical knives Glock FM 78 and FM 81 were at one time truly innovative products in the knife market and revolutionized it on the same scale as their famous brother Glock pistol ...
Machine gun armament of the Red Army
The time between the world wars was a period of rapid development of weapons and military equipment, which significantly changed the face of war. As with all technology requirements for machine guns have also changed ....
Dreyze machine gun “15” (08 / 15)
After Louis Schmeisser left Bergman’s company, he moved to Rainis Metallvaren und Maschinenfabrik (Rheinmetall). In its production of weapons by the company "Rhinmetall" used the name H ....
Manual and machine gun "Bergman"
Theodore Bergman (Bergmann) in 1900 year received a patent for the design of a machine gun with a retractable engine automation. It is believed that the author of the system is Louis Schmeisser. The first batch of easel ...
German machine guns of the Maxim system during the First World War
In 1892, the Berlin-based firm Ludwig Leuve & Co., under the license of Maxim-Nordenfeld, began the production of Maxim's machine guns. In 1894, these machine guns with tripod machines were purchased ...
FG42 - automatic rifle in service with the Third Reich
The history of the appearance of the FG42 automatic rifle began with the emergence of the need to put into service the paratroopers of the German army a long-range and powerful, but at the same time highly effective ...
Pistol PM-T
Pistol PM-T is a weapon of self-defense, which is made on the basis of combat PM (Makarov pistol) by installing a smooth barrel having a small pin-wall located immediately behind the ...
Israeli “Tavor” plus license equals Ukrainian “Fort”
23.12.2009, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine agrees to the proposal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the order number 1577 adopts new weapons. Brief drawing of the order - "Accept the proposal of the Ministry of ...
Dardick pistols
When designing small arms, so that it won the desired popularity and fame, you need to contrive to collect in one sample several positive features at once. Weapons should be comfortable in ...
Gun machine "Hotchkiss"
In 1909, the company "Hotchks" was introduced to the market two light machine guns weighing 7 and 10 kilogram. They were made on the basis of the machine gun of its development. The weapons department of Artcom GAU immediately ...