Taking the mantra of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" to an extreme, the MG 3 machine gun has remained almost technologically unchanged going back to its inception during World War 2. The formidable ...

Few weapons have defined the tempo of modern warfare quite like the machine gun. It isn’t a new concept by any means, with the notion of rapid fire volleys being something dating back to the Age of ...

The Browning M2 entered U.S. service in 1921 and remains operational today despite predating jets, radar, helicopters, and modern armored warfare. U.S. military attempts to replace the M2 repeatedly ...

It wasn’t the M1919 or the Thompson, but this American machine gun brought serious firepower to World War II—and flew under ...

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World War II accelerated the shift from bolt-action rifles to semi-automatic and automatic weapons that redefined infantry tactics. Mass production innovations like metal stamping enabled nations to ...

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Given that the United States was founded in part on the individual’s right to own firearms, it is no surprise that the country is home to many gun manufacturers. At the time of its founding, America ...

In 1866, Hiram Maxim, an American engineer, tried out a rifle for the first time and found himself wondering how he could make it better. The result was the Maxim gun – the word’s first ...