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The Army is once again angling for a new 9mm submachine gun for soldiers deployed in personal security details downrange, after vacillating on the new sidearm over the last several months. The service ...

The Air Force appears poised to kiss its aging arsenal of MP5 submachine guns goodbye. The service is acquiring 65 compact 9mm APC9K semi-automatic carbines, magazines, and associated spare parts, ...

Key Points - The Uzi, designed by Major Uziel Gal and adopted by the Israel Defense Forces in 1955, is one of history's most iconic submachine guns. Its innovative design, inspired by the Czech CZ 25, ...

Much of human history is tied to the firearms man has invented to wage war and defend himself from others. For me, one of the most fascinating periods is the waning years of the 19th century and the ...

World War II was the most devastating conflict the world has ever seen for more reason than one, but arguably the biggest reason was because it was the first truly modern war fought on a massive scale ...

A lot of firearms look alike, and it is easy to see how one successful firearm may have influence subsequent designs. Such is the case with a widely used submachine gun from the early Cold War era, ...

Designed by Eugene Reising, who had been an assistant to firearm designer John M. Browning, and patented in 1940, his submachine gun was innovative for its time. Unlike most submachine guns of that ...

One of the most mass-produced WWII weapons, the Soviet submachine gun PPSh-41 spread worldwide after the conflict ended. It was used at least three times against American troops: in Korea, Cuba, and ...