World War I: The Birth of the Modern Black Gun

By Peter Suciu

The First World War is remembered for its mud-soaked trenches and the first use of airplanes and tanks in combat. What is often overlooked, even among history buffs, is that the conflict was truly the first modern war in terms of small arms. In August 1914 when the soldiers marched off to war, bolt-action rifles were quit cutting edge and… more …Read the Rest

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