Category: History
Created by: a.protic
Number of Blossarys: 5
The Thompson is an American submachine gun, invented by John T. Thompson in 1919, chambered for the .45 ACP round. Although it was extensively used in World War II, it gained its fame during the ...
The Walther P38 is a semi-automatic pistol developed by Walther arms as the service pistol of the Wehrmacht at the beginning of World War II. It was intended to replace Luger P08, as it was more ...
The M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle was an automatic rifle chambered for the .30-06 Springfield cartridge, designed in 1917 for the US Army. It was mainly used as a light machine gun, although the ...
Colt 1911, also known as the M1911 pistol, is a semi-automatic pistol which served as the standard-issue sidearm for the United States armed forces from 1911 to 1985. It was widely used in World War ...
The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 or "paratrooper rifle 42") was a selective fire battle rifle chambered for 7.92x57mm, produced in Nazi Germany during World War II. The weapon was ...
The M3 submachine, nicknamed "the Grease gun" is an American .45-caliber submachine gun intended as a replacement to the Thompson submachine gun. Compared to the Thompson, the M3 was cheaper to ...
The M1 carbine is a lightweight, easy to use semi-automatic carbine that became a standard firearm for the U.S. military during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and was produced in ...