For the first half of the 20th century, one of the most important firearms in the U.S. military arsenal was the water-cooled ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. 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 ...

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 Model 1895/14 Colt-Browning ...

In this video, Dan Snow joins British firearm historian Jonathan Ferguson to test fire a Vickers Machine Gun from the First World War. And the results are truly shocking. This video is an extended ...