Weapons

The Soviet Union has always been famous as a manufacturer of reliable, easy-to-maintain, and most importantly inexpensive weapons. Many models of small arms manufactured in the USSR can boast of such technical solutions that have not been used in any other world analogue. Many systems developed by Russian designers later began to be copied by foreign manufacturers.

GP-25 "Koster" is a Soviet single-shot grenade launcher developed at the end of the 70s by gunsmiths of the Tula Design Bureau and specialists of the Moscow State Scientific Production Enterprise Pribor. This weapon is intended to defeat enemy personnel both in the open and in the trenches, in the trenches or behind the folds of the terrain.

In 1873, the American inventor Maxim Hiram Stevens invented a weapon, which subsequently significantly influenced the outcome of many battles of the late XIX and first half of the XX century. It was a machine gun, the principle of which was based on the use of recoil when shooting. It can be called the first automatic weapon in the history of mankind.

From the moment of the invention of armor by man, the question of opposing armor and projectile has risen sharply. The invention of the RPG made major changes in the tactics of armored troops and, in general, also had a significant impact on the conduct of hostilities. In detail, we consider the RPG-30 grenade launcher, which has received the name “Hook”, a relatively new and successfully passed a series of state combat checks.

We often judge historical events by found unique archaeological finds. Thanks to ancient artifacts, we have an idea of ​​how the states of antiquity developed, how developed their culture, economy was, and how the political structure looked. Not the last place in the list of artifacts is occupied by military items and weapons.

The very name of such a formidable weapon as a one-time grenade launcher may indicate its possible use for making only one single shot. In the future, with what remains of the grenade launcher are treated as with an ordinary spent sleeve, which has served its own and does not represent any interest for subsequent use.

At the word "Damascus knives", ancient blades with a thousand-year history are immediately introduced, the secret of which is irretrievably lost. Few know that the secret of making knives from Damascus has long been known, and many modern blacksmiths have put the production of Damascus hunting knives on stream. The main secret and confusion about the Damascus blades is that in fact the blades were only made in Damascus, the workpieces themselves were brought from India, where they knew the secret of making Damascus and damask.

Vepr-12 at the plant “Molot” began to develop after the launch into production of Saiga rifles with a smooth barrel, which were in great demand. Initially, “Saiga” was bought by many, but after a couple of years, negative reviews began to appear about it - the weapon gave out a lot of misfires. Plant "Hammer" engaged in the creation of its own smooth-bore model.

Many countries at the end of the 19th century thought about rearming their armies. A review of that time shows that at that time revolvers were considered the most promising examples of short-barreled firearms, which combined reliability, multiply charged, and simplicity of design. One of the centers of the arms industry in Europe was the Belgian city of Liege.

Mace - a weapon with an ancient history. It appeared in the Stone Age and was a transitional form from the simplest club to the battle mace. The club belongs to the group of shock-crushing cold weapons and, with proper strength and skill, is a deadly weapon. Modern varieties of clubs are still used.

The ax, like a knife, has come a long way through the millennia with a man and still remains a very popular tool. The battle axes were practically revived after the Vietnam War (1964-1975) and are currently experiencing a new wave of popularity. The main secret of the ax lies in its versatility, although it is not very convenient to cut trees with a battle ax.

In the history of firearms there are a lot of samples that are undeservedly forgotten and which few people know. A vivid example of this is the French machine gun from the company of Hotchkiss, a weapon that has been undeservedly forgotten. This machine gun does not have such a glorious history as the legendary Maxim machine gun or Kalashnikov assault rifle, but it occupies a significant place in the history of wars and armed conflicts.

Quite recently, just last year, at the military-technical exhibition Army 2016, for the first time a new infantry weaponry was demonstrated, among which the PKK 16, a new light machine gun from the Kalashnikov family, enjoyed particular attention. It should be noted that the Kalashnikov concern has recently become one of the few defense enterprises that regularly tries to demonstrate new types of small arms.

Smith & Wesson Model 29 .44 Magnum, or simply Magnum .44 - a revolver, developed in the mid-50s of the last century under the powerful cartridge .44 Magnum. This weapon is very popular, it is loved by directors in Hollywood and creators of computer "shooters". "Forty-fourth" Magnum can be safely called the most famous revolver in the world, it enjoys the greatest popularity at home - in the United States of America.

The development of the Stoeger pump-action shotgun started in 2000 by the gunsmith designers of a Turkish company owned by the famous Italian brand Beretta. The first working sample of the Stoeger 2000 system was ready in a year. The result of the work of Turkish engineers was a high-quality and reliable shotgun affordable price range.

Darts is a type of throwing weapon that represents a small and light spear. They are smaller copies for equestrians or infantrymen and are accordingly balanced in order to comfortably throw them. As a military and hunting weapon, darts have been used by many nations since ancient times. Episodic applications of them in the form of weapons were even in the past century.

A sniper is a soldier or law enforcement officer who is fluent in the art of shooting marks. Snipers should be able to perfectly disguise themselves, observe the enemy, have endurance and composure. The sniper is the real elite of the ground forces. The main purpose of a sniper on the battlefield are the officers of the enemy, machine gunners, grenade throwers, operators of anti-tank complexes, communications men.

MANPADS "Verba" - this is the newest Russian portable anti-aircraft missile system, which was put into service in 2014. This weapon only began to arrive at the front, the first to be this MANPADS received anti-aircraft gunners 98th Guards Airborne Division (Ivanovo). Anti-aircraft complex was presented to potential foreign customers at the exhibition Defexpo India in 2018.

Knife-serbosek came up in the Republic of Croatia during the Second World War. This is a rethought version of the specific blade previously used in agriculture. Translated from the Croatian language, the name "Serbosek" sounds like "serborez", because such blades were used to kill Serbs and Jews in concentration camps.

The MP-155 is a hunting rifle designed by gunsmiths of the Izhevsk plant. The model was based on the famous "Murka" - a gun MP-153. It was in great demand among hunters, but by the end of the first decade of our century it became noticeably behind the more modern competitors. In the new model, the developers tried to eliminate all the shortcomings of the previous generation.