In the late 1970s, H&K partnered with Hensoldt to create the ZP/AP (Ziel/Aiming; Projektor/Projector) and then ZPP/APP (Ziel/Aiming; Punkt/Point; Projektor/Projector). This was essentially a calibrated flashlight with an aiming point and pressure switch. It projected a beam of light that was specifically 2m wide at 50m distance,...
This Belarusian 30mm automatic grenade launcher from BSVT looks like a prospective Star Wars prop....
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https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/11/09/four-forgotten-firearms-designed-mikhail-kalashnikov/
Seven years ago a video went viral of a prototype Russian robot, the 'FODOR', dual weilding Glock pistols. For those of us not paying attention at home this technology is notably absent from the war in Ukraine. This is a subtle nod to the fact that the idea of humanoid robots fighting wars is stupid....
The saber had a 1911 built into the hand guard with a sliding wire stock which made it a shoulder fired .45 ACP Carbine....
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The Cookson flintlock rifle, a lever-action breech-loading repeater, is one of many similar designs to make an appearance on the world stage beginning in the 17th century. The revolutionary mechanism at the heart of the Cookson repeater dates from 1680 and was originally known in Europe as the Lorenzoni System... Long arms...
This rare first edition of Margaret Mitchell’s "Gone with the Wind" was used to conceal a .32-caliber pistol....
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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