There is no end to the multitude of close combat weapons, from swords to spears, scythes, pikes, maces, glaives, flails, partisans, and hundreds more. Often designed to inflict the greatest damage ...

A close look at beautifully preserved 16th century Saxon wheellock pistols, showcasing the craftsmanship that defined early modern European firearms. We move through intricate steelwork, carved stocks ...

IN an effort to promote the Metro Tunnel due for completion this December, the state government has announced free public transport on weekends for all of summer. Starting the day of the tunnel ...

The blunderbuss, with its risible name and bell-mouthed barrel, is, not uncommonly, regarded as a sidebar in firearm history. This is a mistake. These purpose-built defensive shotguns, within their ...

Use this form if you are an individual participant in the Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program (ASFCP), to notify Public Safety Canada that your unregistered firearm has been modified and can ...

1422 Hussite general Jan Ziska defeated King Sigismund of Bohemia in the Battle of Nebovidy/Nemecky Brod -- https://strategypage.com/cic/docs/cic218b.asp#two 1424 ...

Since the introduction of gunpowder to battlefields in the Middle Ages, firearms have been a deciding factor in battles for centuries. However, certain firearm developments shake up the status quo, ...

Combination weapons fuse form and function in surprising ways. Whether crafted for combat, hunting, or sheer novelty, historical hybrid munitions showcase both inspired creativity and deadly precision ...

Leonardo da Vinci was a genius of the ages, born to unwed parents near Florence, Italy, in 1452. Davinci's mother soon married another man, leaving young Leonardo to grow up on his biological father's ...

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Vintage illustration of a Wheellock carbine gun, 16th Century. A wheellock, wheel-lock or wheel lock, is a friction-wheel mechanism to cause a spark for firing a firearm. Royalty-free licenses let you ...