The gun’s alternate moniker was the “Chicago Typewriter” — the rapidly fired bullets echoing the click, clack of typing. The Thompson submachine gun was smaller and thus an easier to use version of a ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: This German gun had a number of disadvantages on the Eastern Front of World War II. The iconic MP 40 was a German submachine... Here’s What You Need to Know: It was an ...

It’s rare when a gun is truly mysterious and we can’t answer why it was made, who used it, or why it succeeded or failed. Today’s case is more bizarre... I often run across curious weapons from around ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. During World War I, machine guns were ...