At the end of the nineteenth century, a new military technology appeared on the scene that would fundamentally change the way warfare was conducted, and which would lead to some of the most tremendous slaughters of human beings ever witnessed. That...

Gatling gun refers to a gun with multiple firing pins and breeches connected to multiple rotating barrels. Each barrel fires a single shot as it reaches a certain point in the cycle after which it ejects the spent cartridge, loads a new round, and in...

BURLINGTON, Vt. - If ever a community seemed ready to face the slowdown in Pentagon defense spending -- embrace it, even -- it was Burlington. Since 1981 this liberal, pacifist city of 40,000 has been at odds with General Electric Co., Burlington's sole...

Air- or gas-powered BB machine guns are not only fascinating, but tons of fun to shoot besides. Here in America there have been a rather extensive number of BB machine gun manufacturers since the late 1930s. The earliest BB machine guns were made...