The gun’s alternate moniker was the “Chicago Typewriter” — the rapidly fired bullets echoing the click, clack of typing. The Thompson submachine gun was smaller and thus an easier to use version of a ...

World War II was the most devastating conflict the world has ever seen for more reason than one, but arguably the biggest reason was because it was the first truly modern war fought on a massive scale ...

Unlike Bond’s weapon of choice, the Russian PPK-20 is a new submachine gun with an estimated firing rate of 800 rounds per minute. It’s rare when a gun is truly mysterious and we can’t answer why it ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. During World War I, machine guns were ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Maschinenpistole 40, commonly ...

Before America’s entry into the Second World War, the U.S. military developed the M1 Garand, the weapon General George S. Patton called, “the greatest battle implement ever devised.” However, there ...

Kalashnikov engineers improved the quality of the PPK-20 gun by enhancing some of its tactical, technical, and ergonomic characteristics, the concern's press service said MOSCOW, November 13. /TASS/.