The Gatling gun of the late 1870s was greatly improved from the early models, of tremendous rates of fire they were lighter, more reliable and extremely well made. The improved Gatling gun's ...

In the 1870s, Colt needed a double-action revolver ... Watch our "American Rifleman Television" I Have This Old Gun segment above to hear the story of Colt's famous Lightning revolver.

Sometimes, though, guns can tell a story all their own ... shot variant of the design as the Fucile di Fanteria, Modello 1870 Vetterli. As the Kingdom of Italy consolidated its position following ...

There are a lot of guns in America — this nation has collectively ... The murder rate in the South during the 1870s was an estimated 18 times higher than in New England — largely driven ...

They’ve found more old military guns buried deep in the dirt on the Pacific National Exhibition grounds, including a pair of cannons from the 1870s. The latest discoveries came during excavation for a ...

German machine-guns and 19th century cannons are among the latest military ... Two British-Canadian "nine-pounder" cannons from the 1870s were also found. Calhoun says he's spoken to military experts ...

They’ve found more old military guns buried deep in the dirt on the Pacific National Exhibition grounds, including a pair of cannons from the 1870s. The March 27 discovery of a rusty and decayed ...

German machine-guns and 19th century cannons are among the ... Two British-Canadian "nine-pounder" cannons from the 1870s were also found. Calhoun says he's spoken to military experts who aren ...