Korean War Guns
Fresh off the heels of World War 2, the "Forgotten War" made use of similar weaponry that resulted in no less bloodshed.
1912
The Type 44 Carbine (also known as the Type 44 "Cavalry Rifle") was a standardized Japanese Army bolt-action carbine weapon d...
1939
The Type 99 was one of the standard bolt-action combat rifles to be utilized by the Empire of Japan during the Second World W...
1938
The BREN Light Machine Gun was the standard light machine gun of the British Army and Commonwealth forces throughout World Wa...
1902
One of American gunsmith John Moses Browning's most famous designs (and one of the most popular shotguns of all time) was the...
1917
The Browning M1917 machine gun became one of those rare weapons in American military history that went on to fight in most al...
1918
The M1918 BAR ("Browning Automatic Rifle") was born out of the World War One idea of a single soldier armed with the power of...
1919
Like many of the infantry weapons made available to US servicemen in the Second World War, the M1919 shared the common histor...
1921
Very few machine guns in the history of the world own a legacy such as that of famous the Browning M2 heavy machine gun serie...
1911
The Colt model M1911 series of pistols is one of the most successful small arms designs of the 20th Century - and in all of w...
1917
When the Americans formally entered World War 1 in 1917, they lacked much in the way of viable fighting equipment and this in...
1943
The De Lisle silenced carbine was developed during 1942 as a time when the outcome of World War 2 was still very much in doub...
1928
The DP Light Machine Gun (DP LMG), sometimes known as the DP-27 or DP-28 and nicknamed the "Record Player" due to its unique ...
1941
The Degtyarev PTRD 1941 (or "PTRD-41", shortened from "Protivo Tankovoye Ruzhyo Degtyaryova") was the most available anti-tan...
1938
The Soviet DShK Model 1938 heavy machine gun was developed to a Red Army requirement prior to World War 2 (1939-1945) to repl...
1933
The Fabrique Nationale FN M2HB (HB = "Heavy Barrel") is essentially a Belgian copy of the American Browning design with sligh...
1937
The Ithaca Model 37 (M37) has proven a hugely popular pump-action slide shotgun since its introduction in 1937 (still in prod...
1946
The Ithaca Model 37 Stakeout is the law enforcement version of the civilian game / home defense Model 37 pump action shotgun....
1895
The Lee-Enfield series of rifles is one of the most successful bolt-action rifles of all time. First debuted in November 1895...
1942
The American Bazooka was a successful - albeit simplistic - anti-armor developed as early as 1933, though not fielded until 1...
1942
The American arms industry reached all new heights with its commitment in World War 2. Much of the existing stock of guns wer...
1936
Little discussion can be had on the subject of American infantrymen in World War Two without the mention of the highly-acclai...
1938
The Thompson series of submachine guns (not quite a pistol yet not a full-fledged machine gun) began life in 1919 following W...
1939
The M1938 120mm mortar was a field mortar system accepted into service with the Red Army in 1939. The weapon system was nothi...
1943
The M2 flamethrower served as the standard flamethrower of the US military during and after World War 2, replacing the M1 and...
1945
Recoilless rifles are a specialized category of battlefield weaponry that see less service today than in the years following ...
1943
The M3 "Grease Gun" was an economical weapons design meant to arm large quantities of American troops with large quantities o...
1896
One of the most recognizable early-form semi-automatic pistols became the Mauser C96 series. The C96 shape was classic with i...
1918
The Mk II/Mk 2 series fragmentation grenade was the standard American Army infantry hand grenade from 1918 until the 1960s. P...
1900
The Mondragon Rifle is noted as becoming one of the first semi-automatic/full-automatic service rifle to be adopted in quanti...
1942
The M19 60mm mortar (the US equivalent to the British 2-inch) was developed during World War 2 for infantry-level support act...
1940
The M2 60mm light mortar served US Army and Marine forces in World War 2 and through the Korean and the Vietnam wars, becomin...
1935
The American M1 81mm Mortar, like the upcoming M2 60mm Mortar, was based on a French design by Edgar William Brandt (1880-196...
1941
Despite its obvious battlefield value today, world militaries took some time to warm up to the idea of procuring and fielding...
1941
The Soviet Army began experimentation of submachine gun class weapons in the latter half of the 1920s. By the time of World W...
1941
Before the arrival of the various storied American firearms of World War 2 such as the M1 Thompson, M1 Garand and M1 Carbine,...
1908
Unlike other global firepowers, the United States was never shy about going to war with shotguns in tow. This proved the case...
1905
Famous American gunsmith John Moses Browning (1855-1926) had many of his popular rifle and shotgun designs licensed exclusive...
1951
The Remington Model 870 "Wingmaster" is a variant of the famous andbest-selling Remington M870 series pump-action slide shotg...
1941
Simonov produced the PTRS-41 (or "PTRS 1941") anti-tank rifle for the Red Army during World War 2. While allied with Germany ...
1917
The revolver was the primary side arm in most every major world army during the mid-to-late 1800s and into the 1900s and this...
1889
The popular Model 67 revolver, or '.38 Special' as it is also known, is produced by Smith & Wesson and made with two and four...
1903
The M1903 "Springfield" bolt-action service rifle was the standard infantry rifle of the American Army throughout its partici...
1941
The British STEN submachine gun is one of those rare firearms in history that was born of desperation and turned into a war-w...
1927
The Stevens M620 was an improved version of John Moses Browning's earlier M520 series, primarily with a more refined receiver...
1940
Small arms ingenuity was an area that the Soviets held something of an advantage in over their German counterpart in the deca...
1933
The T-33 was a further development of the TT-30 pistol series which, itself, was based on the designs of famed American gunsm...
1932
The Type 92 Shiki Kikanju Heavy Machine Gun was utilized as the standard heavy machine gun by the Imperial Japanese Army duri...
1939
The Type 99 served the Imperial Japanese Army during most of World War 2. It was designed to take advantage of the newer and ...
1912
Like most other medium support machine systems born around the turn of the century, the British Vickers Medium Machine Gun or...
1897
Famous American gunsmith John Moses Browning went to work for the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1883 and, in 1887, he ...
1912
Famous American gunsmith John Moses Browning partnered with the Winchester Repeating Arms Company beginning in 1883 and becam...
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