But when World War One started they became weapons. Pilots could spy on enemy ... where poisonous gas was used for the first time, gas masks had to be created urgently to protect soldiers during ...

After creating the “Gun that Won the West”—the Winchester Model 1873 rifle—they had a new task: manufacturing guns that could help win World ... used rifle by American troops in the war.

Before the matchlock, guns were fired by holding a burning wick to a "touch hole" in the barrel igniting the powder inside. A shooter uses one ... War. Both breech and muzzle loaded guns used.

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Mechanical Arts & Numismatics Senior Curator Erik Goldstein provided a brief history of research into the weapons used in the fight for American independence. This ...

One of the most common field support weapons, this portable mortar ... A favored support gun, the 105mm howitzer used in Vietnam had seen action in World War II. Modified to improve field ...

Chemical weapons were used in World War One, in the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, and more recently by the Syrian government against rebel forces. Russia says it destroyed the last of its chemical ...

But when World War One started they became weapons. Pilots could spy on enemy ... where poisonous gas was used for the first time, gas masks had to be created urgently to protect soldiers during ...