People used as stone points as arrowheads, pushing back evidence of archery in Eurasia by 40,000 years....
Weapons
The common image aside, it is not feasible for Wallace to have possessed a longsword during his...
Weapons offenses cover a broad range of crimes, from unlawful possession of a firearm to trafficking machine...
The earliest examples of surviving mail were found at a burial in Slovakia dated to the 3rd...
Partial plate armour, which protected the chest and the lower limbs, was used as early as the...
The conquistadors of the 15th and 16th centuries were the vanguards of the Portuguese and Spanish empires....
The earliest cannon inscribed with a date of manufacture is a bronze cannon dated to 1298. Introduction...
The knowledge of making “true” firearms in the archipelago came after the middle of the 15th century....
The earliest references to grenade-throwing soldiers in Western armies come from Austria and Spain. Introduction A grenadier[1] was originally...
Torsion engines were used to provide covering fire while the attacking army was assaulting a fortification. Overview...
With volley firing, the arquebus went from being a support weapon to the primary focus of most...
How guns were used and understood in civilian and military realms. Abstract This article briefly summarizes the...
Samurai swords symbolize courage, bravery, as well as Japanese fighting skills. That’s why many people are now...
The ‘Roundheads’ (Parliamentarians) and ‘Cavaliers’ (Royalists) clashed in over 600 bloody battles and sieges. Introduction Cavalry regiments...
Regiments were rarely at full strength, and a force of 500-700 men was more typical. Introduction Musketeers...
Both armies had artillery units, but the number of cannons at any given battle or siege varied....
Gun legislation and debates about the second amendment are nothing new. Introduction Gun politics is an area...
Everyone carried a weapon. Some of them were even works of art. By Bill WorthenLate DirectorHistoric Arkansas...
World War Two saw a massive increase in weapon types and technology. Some didn’t work out quite...
Families were deeply divided after the Civil War and Kentucky was the most violent state in the...
The collapse of the Cold War–era nuclear arms treaty signals trouble for U.S.-Russia relations, European security, and...
Information is being twisted or completely made up, and fighting it is no easy task. But we...
Top Democrats keep aiding and abetting what Dr. King called “the madness of militarism.” By Norman Solomon...
Trump is suspending U.S. participation in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and is beginning the process of...
April 1562, The Timucua, an indigenous tribe in Florida, shoot burning arrows into the village of a...
Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, recent site of gunpowder factory. / Photo by Cheungkkanthony, Wikimedia Commons Gunpowder was...
This elaborate set of ritual bronzes, consisting of an altar table and thirteen wine vessels, illustrates the...