Forgotten Weapons

This 12-shot .40 caliber repeater was designed by Epenetus A. Bennett and Frederick P. Haviland......

“Baby Face” Nelson is one of the most notorious gangsters in FBI history. He was a callous killer with a violent temper who participated in a countless number of robberies and was responsible for the deaths of three FBI agents—more than anyone in history—as well as the deaths of numerous other law enforcement officers....

Bleeding Kansas was a period of violence spurred on by President Pierce admitting Kansas into the US as a state with the requirement it would vote as to if slavery would be permissable there....

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These mittens would be used to handle machine gun barrels while changing from an overheated barrel for a new one during prolonged firing....

Approximately 2,500 Camp Perry pistols were marketed by Colt between the years 1920 and 1941. This unusual model was created by replacing the 6-shot cylinder of the .22 Officer's Model Target with flat "cylinder" containing one .22 cal. chamber. Camp Perry, Ohio is the site of the annual National Rifle and Pistol Matches....

For anyone who wondered what made a minigun 'mini'....

Technically of Snaphance configuration, but made well into the 'true' flintlock era. The separate steel and pan arrangement and back-action lock are dictated by the use of a revolving cylinder and especially the design choice of having priming pans integrated into said cylinder. The weapon is utilitarian in appearance and is...

Fitted with a "red dot" Aimpoint optical sight, this target semi-automatic could be used in today's Camp Perry matches....

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Characterised by a large bulbous pistol grip and its unusually positioned cylinder Shaw’s pistol looks nothing like its contemporaries....

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Unlike traditional bows that use the tension of a string this design is based on pneumatics....

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The Maxim Silencer was the first commercially successful firearm sound suppressor. Developed by Hiram Percy Maxim (son of Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim, who invented the Maxim machine gun) in tandem with the automobile muffler in the early 1900s, it was patented in 1909....

This improvised .25 caliber zip gun is made of a door bolt, rubber band, and pipe....

Another trend often employed was the use of a house key to serve as a hammer. The use of one is out of convenience as it requires little to no modification, already having a pivot hole in place and a suitable striking surface....

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The rifle was originally owned by White Man Runs Him, General George A. Custer’s famous Crow scout at the Battle of Little Big Horn (June 25, 1876). Custer’s scout adorned the rifle with cultural symbols and regarded it as sacred, often using it in tribal ceremonies....

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...the most powerful production revolver in the world anyway, and that’s just according to the manufacturer. For whatever reason, Russian designers took to creating a revolver to fire their 12.7x55mm cartridge (speculated to be a cut-down .338 Lapua case...), it has been suggested for the purpose of destroying locks and other...