CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In 1866, Hiram Maxim, an American engineer, tried out a rifle for the first time and found himself wondering how he could make it better. The ...

Few weapons have defined the tempo of modern warfare quite like the machine gun. It isn’t a new concept by any means, with the notion of rapid fire volleys being something dating back to the Age of ...

In this video, Dan Snow joins British firearm historian Jonathan Ferguson to test fire a Vickers Machine Gun from the First World War. And the results are truly shocking. This video is an extended ...

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