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

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During World War II, the United States had two dominating submachine guns, the M1A1 Thompson, also known as the Tommy Gun, and the more affordable M3 submachine gun (SMG) which was produced later ...

There are very few weapons in history that have earned the respect or seen the service life of the Browning M2 For over a century, this high-caliber machine gun has provided American forces with ...

World War II accelerated the shift from bolt-action rifles to semi-automatic and automatic weapons that redefined infantry tactics. Mass production innovations like metal stamping enabled nations to ...