The M14 may have only been the primary US service rifle for a little over a decade before being replaced by the M16, but it is still considered by many experts

The M14 may have only been the primary US service rifle for a little over a decade before being replaced by the M16, but it is still considered by many experts

During the Cold War, the G3 was one of the world's pre-eminent battle rifles. Developed in France and Spain after 1945, the rifle was produced by the German arm

Of all the infantry small arms developed during World War II, one that generated the most interest was the German 'assault rifle', the StG 44 Sturmgewehr. This

The author, a New York Times reporter, traces the invention and mass distribution of the AK-47 assault rifle, and its effects on war. He traces the invention of