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The VP70 is a 9 mm 18-round double action only semi-automatic/three-round burst capable polymer frame pistol manufactured by German arms firm Heckler & Koch GmbH. VP stands for Volkspistole (literally […]

The Dreyse needle-gun (German Zündnadelgewehr which translates roughly as needle ignition rifle) was a military breechloading rifle famous as the main infantry weapon of the Prussians who accepted it for […]

The ZSU-57-2 (Ob’yekt 500) is a Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) armed with two 57 mm autocannons. ‘ZSU’ stands for Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka (Russian: Зенитная Самоходная Установка) meaning anti-aircraft self-propelled […]

The Humber Pig was a lightly armoured truck used by the British Army from the 1950s until the 1990s. The Pig was also used by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) […]

The EM-2 Also known as Rifle No.9 Mk1 or Janson rifle was an experimental British assault rifle. It was briefly adopted by British forces in 1951 but the decision was […]

A satchel charge is a demolition device primarily intended for combat whose primary components are a charge of dynamite or a more potent explosive such as C-4 plastic explosive a […]

The Grenade Hand No 1 was the first British hand grenade used in World War I.

A waster is a practice weapon usually a sword and usually made out of wood though nylon (plastic) wasters are also available. The use of wood or nylon instead of […]

The Gizmondo is a handheld gaming console released by Tiger Telematics in March 2005. The electronics design was undertaken by Plextek Limited and the industrial design by Rick Dickinson. From […]

The Grenade Hand Anti-tank No. 75 also known as the Hawkins grenade was a British anti-tank hand grenade used during World War II. It was one of a number of […]