Weapon 2024, November

We visited the Moscow laboratory of the Innovative Weapons Technologies Company, which develops and produces the world's most advanced robotic thermal imaging sights, and did not forget to look into the shooting range. Shooting with a robotic thermal imaging sight resembles a computer game:

This question may seem strange - indeed, if you look through our weapons literature, you may get the impression that we have comprehensive information about the TT pistol and its creator Fyodor Vasilyevich Tokarev. However, in reality, everything is not so simple, and in the history of the creation of TT there are many

It so happened that the general public, including foreign ones, first learned about the Kalashnikov assault rifle only a few years after its creation and adoption. However, this did not prevent the AK from becoming, perhaps, the most massive and popular weapon in the world. But the next "descendant"

Back in the days of the USSR, it was decided to abandon the 7.62 mm ammunition to ensure automatic firing. This was due to the fact that the use of the 7.62 mm cartridge caused a large recoil, which negatively affected the accuracy of fire, in addition, the recoil impulse constantly knocked down the sight, and the shooter strongly

The VAGAN assault rifle was developed by the engineer Vagan Minasyan. The weapon automatics works on the principle of a semi-free bolt, which makes it possible to simplify the design for semi-handicraft production. The weapon can be equipped with a GP-30 grenade launcher, bayonet, optical sight. VAGAN is very similar to

Acquaintance with this machine gun took place in the 10th grade of the specialized school No. 6 in the city of Penza in the class of … military translation. Since the school was "special", with the study of English from the second grade, it turned out that, in addition to English itself, we are in English

The prototype of the laser pistol During the Cold War, political tensions were great and at times reached senile limits. And the idea of a "Soviet cosmonaut" versus an "American cosmonaut" seemed quite real. Therefore, it was required to arm our compatriots, not only in case

The development of domestic small arms does not stop, and not so long ago, interesting promising samples were again presented. Using well-known ideas or taking existing designs as a basis, Russian gunsmiths create new versions of weapons. So, at the end of May, for the first time there was

Fans of small arms from Russia are quite familiar with the smooth-bore semi-automatic hunting rifles of the Turkish company Girsan, which are sold in Russia under the Yenisei brand. At the same time, Girsan also specializes in the production of short-barreled weapons. The latest development in

In 2015, the fate of the G-36 assault rifle as the main weapon of the Bundeswehr was decided - the Minister of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany Ursula von der Leyen made a fundamental decision to purchase new weapons. The official tender will be announced within six months, new machines will be purchased from 2020 and will be carried out

At present, new types of small arms are being developed in our country. The most famous projects of this kind are submachine guns offered for inclusion in the "Ratnik" outfit. In addition to them, other shooting complexes are being created. So, the Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering (TSNIITOCHMASH, g

The Lewis light machine gun was developed in the United States by Samuel McClean with the input of Lieutenant Colonel Lissak. The developers sold patent rights to the weapon to the newly formed "Automatic Arms Company" in Buffalo. The Automatic Arms Company, in turn, asked Colonel Isaac N. Lewis to bring

At the end of the 2000s, new self-defense systems from Keserű Művek appeared on the Hungarian civilian weapons market. Potential buyers were offered traumatic carbines built according to the scheme of a revolving smooth-bore rifle. Soon, the development company took up

Any army needs regular updating of weapons and military equipment. In addition, in addition to novelty, promising weapons must meet the requirements of at least the current time. Otherwise, the troops run the risk of getting into a very unpleasant situation, when during battles they will have to carry

Ask a Russian what he can say about the Kalashnikov assault rifle, the immediate answer will be the words "reliable", "reliable" and "unpretentious" in one sequence or another. The second answer, after a little thought, is "simple and easy to use." And the third, if the citizen is slightly well-read, “cheap

To solve various combat missions, the shooters of the armed forces or police units require different types of weapons. In particular, to hit protected targets, including at considerable distances, the so-called. anti-material rifles are large-caliber weapons that have

Revolvers Colt Walker and Colt Dragoons about which the website HistoryPistols.ru has already told are quite massive. Considering their size and weight, they were usually the weapon of the riders and carried in riding holsters. The Colt Baby Dragoon revolver is more compact, but its 0.31 caliber corresponds only to

As is often the case, as soon as Remington rifles saw the light of day, imitators appeared: October 17, 1865 T.T.S. Laidley and S.A. Emery received Patent # 54,743 for a bolt similar to Joseph Ryder's, but designed to avoid infringing on Ryder's patents. In 1870

Like many other major arms manufacturers, Remington was keen to meet the growing demand for compact weapons that could be easily hidden in clothing pockets or luggage. To gain a competitive advantage in the arms market, the company released several

In the late tenths and early twenties of the last century, the weapons company Waffenfabrik (W + F) offered the Swiss army several options for small arms for various purposes. However, the aircraft and infantry submachine guns developed at W + F, as well as the automatic carbine, did not suit

No, the title is not a typo. This is exactly how, with two "r" (Furrer), was written the name of the now forgotten Swiss gunsmith, who in 1919 designed one of the world's first assault rifles, or rather submachine guns. It is doubly amusing that Furrer's name was Adolf. Adolf Furrer was

Recoil has a great influence on the accuracy of small arms. The backward and upward impulse moves the barrel away from the aiming line, which can cause the bullet to be fired with a deviation from the desired trajectory, and the shooter has to constantly adjust the position of the weapon. On

The American-made Kriss Vector submachine gun is designed to arm police and military personnel. The first prototypes of this small arms appeared back in 2004. And their serial production is the American company Transformational Defense Industries, Inc. (TDI) which

I think it will not be a discovery for anyone that over the entire period of the existence of the Soviet Union, a huge amount of the most diverse small arms was created. Something has gained worldwide fame and is used now, but something has remained behind the scenes. However, the fact that this or that model is not

The Italian Beretta M1918 submachine gun, developed at the very end of the First World War, had a fairly successful design that allowed it to hold out in the army until the early forties. In addition, it became the basis for several new weapon modifications, and also remained in history in

So, we have finished publishing materials about promising weapons of the XXI century, and as one of them, the attention of readers was offered a rifle … the author's development EVSH-18 (Shpakovsky electronic rifle of the 2018 model). In general, this material has already confirmed for the umpteenth time

Is a so-called "underloading" situation possible, when a soldier will try to charge a cartridge without opening the barrels' bolts? Theoretically yes, but only theoretically. And then only on this "test sample". The fact is that on a real rifle it is quite possible to install a certain simple mechanical

Last time in the article "Prospective weapons of the XXI century what they can be" we talked about the concept rifle (or the concept carbine of the American Martin Greer and the associated improvement of the existing small arms systems related to this project

How often do we say that fate is played by man. But in the same way it can be said that the person himself plays with his fate. It is said: sow a thought - reap an action, sow an action - reap a habit, sow a habit - reap character, sow character - reap destiny. Although this wisdom is very

With what weapon will people fight, say, a quarter of a century later? Where will the development curve take them along this path, what criteria will they be guided by at that time, which is quite remote from the present time? Well, the most important question is, why do we need it, will we need a weapon then? Global problems

So when did the first spears with the first tips made of stone appear? Finally, science can answer this question somewhat more definitely. Today, the oldest wooden spear without a tip, but simply with a sharpened point, is a spear found in Essex, and eight

Not so long ago, "VO" published an article by Kirill Ryabov about ancient Russian spears in battle and hunting, written on the basis of the works of famous Russian historians, including A.N. Kirpichnikov. However, any topic is good because it can be deployed both in breadth (spears of the Japanese, Indians, Vikings) and in depth

John Moses Browning went down in the history of small arms not only as a talented designer, but also as a person with original thinking, who found non-trivial technical solutions. Take, for example, his 1895 machine gun, the first patent for which he received back in 1891. Obviously

In 1949, the US Air Force entered service with the M4 Survival Rifle, a small-bore collapsible rifle, offered as a hunting weapon and a means of self-defense for pilots in distress. In 1952, the pilots received a similar M6 Survival Weapon system. Development

The result of the modernization of existing weapons is usually a new model of the same class, with improved characteristics. However, there were exceptions to this rule. Over the past several decades, the ArmaLite AR-7 Explorer small bore rifle has repeatedly

The "military-industrial courier" looks at life through the scope of a sniper rifle Some domestic experts argue that there are world-class arrows

Light weight and deadly precision have made the M16 the most widely used assault rifle in the world. The M16 rifle is used in 15 NATO member countries, including the United States of America, and in more than 80 countries around the world. Since 1963, when the rifle was put into service, for this

The AR15 automatic rifle is deservedly considered one of the best representatives of its class, which, in particular, is confirmed by a large number of different samples based on it. Weapons created on the basis of the AR15 platform are in service with many countries, and are also in demand among

In the previous article, we talked about how the Palmcrantz rapid-fire mitralese was created at the end of the 19th century. But the most interesting thing is that its design was based on the device of an even earlier double-barreled "machine gun" by the American William Gardner. Meanwhile, there is nothing surprising in this

As always, after the release of material on any Soviet topic, be it losses during the Second World War, dispossession of kulaks or the SVT-40 rifle, many readers rush to express their opinion on it. Judgments are very different, ranging from pointing out mistakes - and this is good, only without generalizations, to