French gunmakers did far more than produce quirky military arms. Again and again, they introduced ideas in ammunition, ...

A look at ten firearm designs that fixed a real battlefield or practical problem, then introduced fresh complications of ...

Over the last century, very little of the basic design of firearm cartridges has changed, but the mechanics of firearms themselves have undergone many upgrades. The evolution of triggers, safeties, ...

Firearms, unlike many tools, lack the standardization of design and training that could greatly reduce unintended injury and death. Guns are tools. Like any other tools, they can be either good or ...

The 1800s were a turning point in the history of firearms. As empires expanded and revolutions sparked around the globe, technological advancements in weaponry played a critical role in shaping ...

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Every year, on Easter Sunday, Irish republicans commemorate their martyrs, remembering lives lost during the 1916 ...

John Moses Browning with his iconic Automatic-5 shotgun. Photo Courtesy of Browning In the annals of American firearms design, one name looms through the mists of time like the gunmetal-gray bow of an ...

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SANTA MONICA, CA – Guns are tools. Like any other tools, they can be either good or poor at achieving their purpose. In an article published in the Winter 2005 issue of Ergonomics in Design entitled ...