WW1 machine gun and Luger pistol among firearms lost by MoD
A First World War machine gun and a Luger pistol were among firearms lost by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in the past two ...
The National Interest on MSN10 小时
The First Showdown: The Mosin Nagent vs. the Gew 98/Kar98K Rifles
"Mauser" and "Mosin Nagant" are practically synonymous among collectors and firearms enthusiasts for Germany's and Russia's ...
National Geographic news3 个月
The Gun That Won World War I
manufacturing guns that could help win World War I. At this indoor range, men—perhaps motivated by pinup pictures and the urgency of a calendar—adjusted the sights and tested the accuracy of ...
BBC3 个月
Which new weapons were used in the war?
But when World War One started they became weapons. Pilots could spy on enemy targets and the first bombs were dropped from the air. Scientists, inventors and engineers had begun their own battle ...
BBC4 年
Which new weapons were used in the war?
But when World War One started they became weapons. Pilots could spy on enemy targets and the first bombs were dropped from the air. Scientists, inventors and engineers had begun their own battle ...
PBS13 天
Gun Timeline
1854-56 - The Crimean War. The last war to use only muzzle-loaded guns. 1859 - The first full rim-fire cartridge. 1860 - Spencer repeating carbine patented. Introduced at the start of the Civil ...
National Interest on MSN3 天
Remembering World War I’s Christmas Truce
Like many myths, the original facts regarding the famous truce took lives of their own in the years following World War I.