In the past few years, the resurgence of interest in takedown style 10/22 rifles was at its peak since Ruger introduced their long-awaited version in March 28, 2012. It was not Ruger...

The first things that typically come to mind when someone mentions the country of Sweden are IKEA and Volvo. What most people do not know is Sweden, a neutral country for both...

There are many early patents for weapons designed to launch explosive devices, but until the 1950s, the U.S. didn’t take the idea too seriously. With the advent of the 40x46mm grenade and...

The Israeli Micro Assault Rifle (MAR) arrived on the assault rifle market at the end of the 90s. Halfway between a submachine gun and a rifle, its compactness and powerful ammunition make...

The Thompson submachine gun needs no introduction to most firearm enthusiasts. It was made popular by television shows from the 1960s and was often envisioned around the world as a “gangster’s” gun...

Today, many associate the name AR-15 with a Colt-made semiautomatic rifle manufactured for the civilian market. However, prior to its adoption by the U.S. military and being named the M16, the select-fire...

If any autoloading system has proven itself over the past 100 years, that system is the simple blowback. It has worked with pocket pistols taking cartridges as diminutive as the 2.7mm Kolibri,...

Some of the fun in collecting historical arms is that we’re sometimes confronted with interesting puzzles that appear to contradict what we think we know. Take our example here: a beautiful, supposedly...

When it became close to Mr. Stoner’s 100th birthday it appeared the date would coincide with the 60th anniversary of the M16 and 40th anniversary of Knight’s Armament Company, Mr. Knight and...

Story & Gun Photography by Jean Huon P·l Kir·ly (1880-1965) Machine Gun Designer Saw His Weapons Used by China, Japan, Columbia, Finland, and the Vatican Pál Király was a Hungarian automatic small...