Category History

We take a look at the Winchester Model 1911 SL, also known as the Widowmaker. How did this gun earn that name and what happened to it? (Read)

In WWII, two German U-boats were sent to America with the intent of sabotage. Who were the German saboteurs and were they successful? (Read)

HK's XM8 popped up in movies, TV shows, and video games and was often seen as the elite super-soldier's rifle...so what happened to it? (Read)

Sailing aboard the Bonhomme Richard, American sailor John Paul Jones brought the fight for American freedom to the British on the sea. (Read)

We take a look at Sergeant Thomas Hall -- an American solider that took out a German machine gun nest with just a bayonet during World War I. (Read)

When you think of the CAR-15, you probably see a carbine but what if we told you the CAR-15 is more than just a carbine; it's an entire family of firearms.  (Read)

In 1976, Benelli produced a very interesting handgun, the B76. We take a look at this inertia driven handgun and find out what happened to it... (Read)

We look into Oleg Penkovsky, a Soviet double agent who funneled thousands of intelligence documents to the West during the Cold War. (Read)

In October 1961, a tense standoff between Americans and Soviet tanks brews on the border of Checkpoint Charlie at the Berlin Wall... (Read)

We take a look at the Alchemy Arms Spectre -- a unique pistol that blended Glock and 1911 design components. Why did it fail? Come find out. (Read)

In this Picture from History, we take a look into the First Barbary War in the early 1800s, which saw U.S. Marines landing in Tripoli. (Read)

We take a look into the Colt Double Eagle and ultimately talk about what led to this handgun's demise. (Read)

We’ve learned about Lexington and Concord...but what about the final battle of the Revolutionary War that secured American independence. (Read)

We take a look at the Garrow Arms Development 17HMR upper to see what happened to this gas-operated .17 HMR upper for AR-15s. (Read)