Tag: WWI

By Robert G. Segel For centuries prior to the advent of firearms, a metal blade of some sort was the ...

British Lewis gun. By Robert G. Segel The iconic Lewis gun, invented by American Isaac Lewis, gained its fame in ...

The ubiquitous British Fairbairn-Sykes is a double-edged fighting knife developed by William Fairbairn and Eric Sykes while serving in China ...

Trailing end of the 100-round Mark I fabric belt for the Vickers Mark II, IV and V Land weapons. This ...

Vickers .5 inch HV Class D in twin mounting. The story of the .50 Browning in World War 2 is ...

The front entrance of the new National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center that opened in 2009. The museum is just ...

This old MK III .455 is in use again with Hornady ammunition. Among the great revolvers of all time is ...

Nearly as famous as Alcatraz, a few miles north overlooking the bay, the tower rises. Along with the imposing walls ...

A Gewehr 41(W) fixed to the World War II Deckungszielgerät. When the German army attacked Poland in 1939, the world ...

By Robert G. Segel The Somme Offensive took place between July 1 and November 18, 1916 in the Somme department ...