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Designed to penetrate the armor of the earliest tanks on the battlefields of World War One, the Mauser Tank Gewehr is the grand-daddy of every anti-tank rifle since.

Known by those who carried it as Coscia d’agnello (“leg of lamb”), the Bodeo revolver served Italian forces for decades.

There was a time when U.S. Marines were tasked with more than winning battles. Here's one little-known element of Corps history, and it involves mail delivery.

When it comes to combat, guns need only go bang and hit their mark; aesthetics aren’t part of the equation.

Italy’s main battle rifle during World War I was— despite rumors to the contrary—exceedingly competent. Here's some background on the Model 1891 Carcano rifle.

During its major-combat debut in the First World War, the 1911 was used by fighter ace Frank Luke during his last stand in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.

America’s bolt-action infantry rifles came from two main camps, but both the M1903 Springfield and the M1917 Enfield were sturdy, stout options to fight the Kaiser’s forces.

The Mauser Gewehr 98 is a rifle that would become the progenitor of an entire species figured prominently in many campaigns during the First World War, and the rifle evolved greatly by 1918.

I recently inherited a family heirloom , a handgun that was carried by my great grandfather during World War I. It was made in Spain and appears to be chambered in .32 ACP. Can I use 7.65 Browning ammo in it?