Firearms History, Technology & Development

While most pistols started to become multi-shot weapons in the 1800s, there were some pistol models that were still single-shot models well ...

Physical confrontation between individuals has been as old as humankind. In the western world, many societies drew up rules for physical con...

In the history of firearms, there is a particularly interesting type called the Highland Pistol or the Scottish Pistol . We will discuss it...

In the early days of firearms history, some people would carry pistols mainly for self-defense and close range fighting. However, these peop...

While we've discussed several firearm topics in this blog, one major omission so far has been on the topic of pistols. So we will study ...

A very common question among newbies to firearms history is "What is the difference between a rifle, a sub machine gun, a machine gun, ...

When shooting a firearm, one may notice that there is a tendency for the muzzle to rise up in the air after the shot is fired. This effect i...