Category: History
Created by: a.protic
Number of Blossarys: 5
Luger P08 is a semi-automatic pistol designed by an Austrian arms designer, Georg Luger, in 1898. It was mainly chambered for the 9x19mm Parabellum, a pistol round which was designed specially for ...
The Mauser Karabiner 98 (often abbreviated Kar98k, K98, or K98k) is a bolt action rifle chambered for the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge that was adopted as the standard service rifle in 1935 by the ...
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 ...
The M1 Garand is a semi-automatic rifle chambered for the .30-06 Springfield cartridge. It was the first standard-issue semi-automatic rifle. The M1 gave U.S. forces a distinct advantage in ...
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 ...
MG 42 is a machine gun designed and used by Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Being capable of firing 1.200 to 1.500 rounds per minute, it had a devastating effect on the Allied troops. ...
STG 44, also known as MP 44, is an assault rifle developed and used during World War 2 in Nazi Germany. It is significant because it was the first successful design of this class of weapons. STG 44 ...