A survey of German soldiers has found that an overwhelming majority have doubts about the reliability of their weapons. ... replacing the G36 in 2019 with 167,000 rifles of a different design.

UNTERFÖHRING, Germany — In nearly 30 years at Heckler & Koch, a legendary German gunmaker, Ernst Mauch designed some of the world's most lethal weapons, including the one that reportedly killed ...

Last Updated on July 14, 2025 by Matt Staff The 1800s were a turning point in the history of firearms. As empires expanded and revolutions sparked around ...

Recognized instantly by its handle design, the Stielhandgranate became one of the most iconic German weapons of World War II. This video explores its battlefield utility, psychological impact, and ...

However, the German Reichswehr actually rejected the design and only about 3,000 of these weapons ended up being produced. Most of those were used by Germany’s Axis ally Hungary during the ...

January 17, 2014: The government in Los Angeles, California recently held a gun buyback program offering $200 grocery gift cards or pre-paid Visa cards for any firearm turned in, no questions asked.

While some weapons failed due to outdated design thinking, others were too far ahead of their time. The Goliath, for example, was a remote control vehicle that could carry bombs with up to 100 kg ...

It didn't buy American; it skirted around the excellence of German and Scandinavian weapons design; and, unsurprisingly, it didn't call the Russians.

Find out just how close the Nazis came to building atomic weapons during World War II, and view the only known diagram of a German nuclear bomb.