OSS Sedgely Mk2 'Fist Gun' ( lemmy.world )
This .38 caliber glove was designed by Stanley M. Haight and manufactured by Sedgley Co. of Philadelphia. 52-200 copies of this single shot break barrel smooth bore design....
'Apache' revolver used by French gangsters, pre-WW1 ( lemmy.world )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17358656...
History of the Krummlauf Device: Hitler's Folly (One of Many) [18:31] ( youtu.be )
Today we are taking a look at the backstory of the famously recognizable Krummlauf device, the curved barrel attachment for the StG-44. It is really a perfect example of how German late-war desperation weapons took shape. It went from an idea nobody actually wanted to an impossible development program in the chaos of the German...
Lorenzoni Pattern Repeating Flintlock Rifle (1735) ( lemmy.world )
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/e48bf38a-e4ee-4a42-a5c4-e90eb1a9e72d.jpeg...
4-shot 'Harmonica Gun', ~1850 ( lemmy.world )
https://www.collectorebooks.com/gregg01/Lot-106.htm...
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....
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...
Confederate railway gun captured by Union forces, US Civil War, 1864 ( lemmy.world )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16948226
The "Bomb Lance" - For Hunting Moby Dick (1840s) ( lemmy.world )
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/0544b9cd-ad80-41a1-b0af-cd7588cf4c3a.jpeg...
Cane Gun ( lemmy.world )
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
Dardick Didn't Invent Triangular Ammo (6:32) ( youtu.be )
Video from High Caliber History. He talks about a 1872 patent that also utilized triangular cartridges in pursuit of more efficacious form of ammunition. Long before the Dardick Tround....
Fusil Automatique Modèle 1917 ( lemmy.world )
German combination axe-gun, ~1580 AD ( lemmy.world )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16474034
