Although other pistols had been produced which could fire multiple shots, the first truly practical version was developed by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company. This weapon was based on newly developed cartridge technology and could shoot six tim...

Tanegashima were used by the samurai class and their foot soldiers (ashigaru) and within a few years the introduction of the tanegashima in battle changed the way war was fought in Japan forever. Matchlock guns quickly supplanted the Yumi longbow in Japane...

update : Normal map updated The M1911 is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, recoil-operated pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. It served as the standard-issue sidearm for the United States Armed Forces from 1911 to 1986. http://i.imgur...

The StG 44 (abbreviation of Sturmgewehr 44, "assault rifle 44") is a German selective-fire rifle developed during World War II. The weapon’s revolutionary design combined the best elements of the bolt action rifle, the submachine gun and the light machine ...

Also known as the “Kentucky Long Rifle,” American-made long rifles had much longer barrels than their European counterparts. In addition to their length the barrels used were also rifled, and the accuracy that resulted enabled marksmen to hit a man-sized t...

The hand mortar is a firearm that was used in the late 17th century and 18th century to throw fused grenades. The action was similar to a flintlock, matchlock, or wheellock firearm (depending on the date of production), but the barrel was short, usually le...