Confederate railway gun captured by Union forces, US Civil War, 1864 ( lemmy.world )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16948226
Lorenzoni Pattern Repeating Flintlock Rifle (1735) ( lemmy.world )
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/e48bf38a-e4ee-4a42-a5c4-e90eb1a9e72d.jpeg...
Special Bullets to Blow Up Guns - Iskra Ammo (1970s-80s?) ( lemmy.world )
These bullets were made to hide their carbide rear end inside the cartridge. They were designed to be given to the Afghans during the Soviet invasion to create barrel obstructions in enemy rifles....
4-shot 'Harmonica Gun', ~1850 ( lemmy.world )
https://www.collectorebooks.com/gregg01/Lot-106.htm...
Double Barreled Cannon (1862) ( lemmy.world )
...the 6-pounder weapon capable of firing a devastating round of chain-shot—two cannonballs connected by a length of chain. The idea was both barrels would fire simultaneously, sending the chain-shot hurtling among enemy combatants. Unfortunately, the first field test of the prototype proved a disaster. The barrels did not...
Bringing a new meaning to 'pistol-whip', 19th century AD? ( lemmy.world )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16953246...
Cane Gun ( lemmy.world )
The "Bomb Lance" - For Hunting Moby Dick (1840s) ( lemmy.world )
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/0544b9cd-ad80-41a1-b0af-cd7588cf4c3a.jpeg...
Colt T-12 Pen Gun ( lemmy.world )
https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/78/3511/colt-t12-espionage-pen-gun-in-12mm-with-wooden-storage-box
Spanish or Italian combination gun-spear with retractable blade, four barreled, 18th century AD ( lemmy.world )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16804781
Fusil Automatique Modèle 1917 ( lemmy.world )
German combination axe-gun, ~1580 AD ( lemmy.world )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16474034
Shotgun Spread w/ Different Chokes Tubes ( lemmy.world )
For the metrically inclined:...
Title ( lemmy.world )
Saw this and thought someone here might find it interesting
A cased pair of Cantarini pneumatic pistols ( lemmy.world )
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/d0c966ae-4e2b-4b37-a71d-8647c5329abb.jpeg...
Knuckle knife from a British Middle Eastern Commando unit, WW2 ( lemmy.world )
http://oldbritishguns.com/454-middle-east-commando-and-the-knuckle-knife...
Lanchester SMG with an early 'tactical' light, WW2, 1943 ( lemmy.world )
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205147095
Sawn Off M79 ( lemmy.world )
The M79 grenade launcher is a single-shot, shoulder-fired, break open grenade launcher which fires a 40 x 46 mm grenade and first appeared during the Vietnam War. Because of its distinctive firing sound, it earned the nicknames of “Thumper”, “Thump-Gun” or “Blooper” among American soldiers; Australian units referred...
Infographic Breakdown of the SG 510 ( lemmy.world )
Olympic Competitors 1896 vs 2020 ( lemmy.world )
Top picture is silver medalist Thomas Paine from the 1896 Summer games, the first year with a shooting competition. Bottom is gold medalist Vitalina Batsarashkina from the 2020 games....
Prototype Underwater Machinegun - AG-026 ( lemmy.world )
AG-026 is a simple/direct blowback firearm firing from an open bolt with a fixed firing pin. The bolt itself is fairly compact and low profile with a small cross-sectional area for decreased resistance while cycling in water, however, it is linked to а pair of rotating gears/flywheels enclosed in the circular housings mounted...
Ceremonial warhammer, Germany, 16th century AD ( media.kbin.social )
cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/HistoryArtifacts/t/1039837...
Possibly 3D Printed Kel-Tec Prototype (<'94, >'04) ( lemmy.world )
Kel-Tec has long been renown as the most innovative (but not necessarily good) manufacturer of firearms. This prototype was designed during the 1994 AW ban, that's why it has a oddly cut barrel....
A Suppressed Pistol w/ an Unconventional Holster - Type 64 (1964) ( lemmy.world )
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/d425bb31-c7cb-4d3e-b5f9-4f8b3ea491b9.jpeg...
An 8 Gauge Industrial Shotgun - Ringblaster ( lemmy.world )
"The [Winchester] Ringblaster® Industrial tool is a heavy-duty shooting apparatus that is designed for multiple industrial applications. The industrial tool is coupled with our specialized Ringblaster® Mount system which has a precision weight balanced construction that helps maintain bull’s-eye accuracy, with substantially...
