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Illustration of a Mark VII Mod 2 SDV, with labels.

This Underwater Vehicle Was Used by Navy SEALs in Vietnam

by Carl O. Schuster12/14/202312/14/2023

Sharps rifle and carbine

Sharps Breechloaders Were Simple and Sturdy Guns, Trusted in the North and the South

by Dana B. Shoaf12/14/202311/1/2023

Illustration of a Landing Craft Support Mark 3.

A Closer Look at the U.S. Navy’s ‘Mighty Midget’

by Jon Guttman11/24/202311/2/2023

wild west handy firearms

8 Handy Firearms to Have Out West

by Louis A. Garavaglia10/16/20238/30/2023

waco-glider-interior-ww2

America’s Waco CG-4A Glider Didn’t Need an Engine to Do its Job

by Larry Porges10/10/202311/2/2023

seaforth-highlanders-ceremonial-dress

Did Scottish Warriors Invent The Man Bag?

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher10/9/202310/9/2023

Savage Navy revolver

This Ugly Revolver Was Actually Technologically Advanced For Its Time

by Dana B. Shoaf10/5/20238/4/2023

Colt Burgess rifle

That Time Colt Made a Lever-Action Rifle

by George Layman10/2/20238/30/2023

medieval-flail

Did the Medieval Flail Actually Exist?

by Chris McNab9/21/20239/21/2023

Illustration of a ‘Little Willie’ Landship.

At the Outset of WWI, Winston Churchill Gave ‘Little Willie’ His Marching Orders

by Jon Guttman8/18/20237/25/2023