Firearm History
The Spin: A Story of Centrifugal Steam Guns
David spun his sling up-to-speed overhead and loosed a stone at Goliath. It hit the giant in the head, killing...
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When Italy’s Villar Perosa Became Single-Barreled
The Villar Perosa with its spade handle and the two independent coupled weapons, each with its own barrel firing mechanism...
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Dark Chambers: Gun Designers Fill Need for Fluted Chambers
As soon as Hiram Maxim invented automatic firearms, inventors tried to find novel means of operation to make their gun...
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A South American adventure – Gordon Ingram’s submachine gun in Peru
When it comes to weapons and the name “Ingram” is mentioned, one usually thinks of the notorious MAC-10 which is...
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Flames in Ice and Snow: Flamethrowers of the Finnish Army
Since World War I, flamethrowers have had a permanent place in the armament of many armies. In the far north,...
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SOME ALLIED AND ENEMY WWII WEAPONS IN POSTERS
Compiled by Robert Bruce, SAR Military Affairs Editor As explored in our two previous online offerings of selected World War...
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Book Review – FN Browning Pistols: Sidearms That Shaped World History, 3rd Edition, Volumes I and II
Reviewed by Dean Roxby Author Anthony Vanderlinden has definitely set a high standard for firearms reference books with his latest...
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Frank Adlam Miniature Arms Maker: Reuniting His Rapid-Fire Weapons Collection
This is the story of a gifted miniature arms maker whose masterful work of small pistols, rifles and machine guns...
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Lost Potential: Hellriegel’s Weapon: One of the World’s First Submachine Guns
World War I had changed the world. Never before have such great advances in defense technology been achieved in such...
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FOLLOW THE BULLET: A Forensic Exploration of WWI European Battlefields
It didn’t look like much until it cost 9,777 U.S. Marine casualties over just a couple of months that summer...
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