The FADAC Was Used to Calculate Artillery Firing Data. Was it One of the First Personal Computers? by Paul Ingevaldson5/22/20235/15/2023 Vietnam veteran Paul Ingevaldson reflects on trying to fix giant, unwieldy “ancient” computers during the war.
Bullard Rifles Were Popular, But Were Too Expensive and Took Too Long to Make by George Layman5/15/20235/12/2023
This Japanese Fire Arrow Was a Deadly Game Changer for Pirates and Samurai Alike by Jon Guttman4/3/20234/3/2023
From Rocks to Bombs: Even in Ancient Times, Soldiers Wrote Messages on Ammunition by Alex Griffith3/28/20233/28/2023
This Poet Bandit Used Shotguns to Rob Stages, But Never Fired a Shot. Where Are His Guns Now? by George Layman3/20/20232/14/2023
Made in the CSA: Southern Arms Makers Produced Pistols With Brass Parts to Save on Scarce Steel by Dana B. Shoaf3/16/20233/16/2023
The Viet Cong Were Shooting Down Americans From a Cave Until This GI Stopped Them by Jim Liles2/24/20232/24/2023
The M1911/1911A1 Served as America’s Military Sidearm From 1911 to 1984 by Carl O. Schuster2/17/20232/17/2023