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The first successful assault rifle was the StG 44, introduced during World War II by the Germans. It was the first firearm to occupy the gap between rifles and submachine guns. The assault rifle was more powerful and had longer range than the submachine gun, but was less powerful and shorter range than standard rifles.
Agar machine gun (US – machine gun – 1861) Allen & Thurber Single-Shot (US – pistol – 1848) Allen & Wheelock Drop Breech (US – rifle – 1860) Apache revolver (Belgium – revolver – c.1869) Arisaka Type 30 rifle (Empire of Japan – rifle – 1897/1899) Arquebus (Dutch – 15th century)
The Civil War precursor to the Winchester repeating rifle based on early lever-action repeating rifles made by New Haven Arms Company Co. These highly prized weapons were privately purchased by those who could afford them. Joslyn rifle: The Joslyn was made in both percussion and rimfire configuration. Lorenz rifle
The patents for the rifle, “Firearm” U.S. patent 2,353,679 published July 18, 1944, and “Firearm” U.S. patent 2,356,491 published August 22, 1944, credited the earlier Williams patent (U.S. patent 2,090,656) of the Williams floating chamber for use with a .22 long rifle caliber rimfire rifle. This rifle was the first semi-automatic ...
Old Japanese weapons and other military paraphernalia, c. 1892–95 A Gilbertese shark-toothed weapon (late 19th century). Major innovations in the history of weapons have included the adoption of different materials – from stone and wood to different metals, and modern synthetic materials such as plastics – and the developments of different weapon styles either to fit the terrain or to ...
He made his own killing machines. The arsenal that police said Kevin Janson Neal used during Tuesday's deadly rampage in northern California included two AR-15 type semi-automatic rifles with ...
A youth rifle is a rifle designed or modified for fitting children or other small-framed shooters. A youth rifle is often a single-shot .22 caliber rifle, or a bolt-action rifle, although some youth rifles are semi-automatic. They are usually very light, with a greatly shortened length of pull, which is necessary to accommodate children.
Bartmans made a magazine rifle following his patent around 1642, which likely used a snaplock, though it is now missing from the gun. [1] In 1645, Peter Kalthoff made a wheellock magazine rifle. This weapon is engraved with the text "Das Erste" (the first). [1] He made another repeating firearm in 1646, a wheellock which functioned in much the ...