Americans are known for having a particular affini...  ...s are known for having a particular affinity with firearms , which is traced to the way the nation was settle...

Before the modern era of firearms , gunmakers came up with ingenious ways of increas...  ...ng the ammunition capacity and reloading speed of firearms . These efforts (and My Little Pony) I find a cons...  ...h a single cap.Link -via Pocket Pistols, Historic Firearms , & Cu...

We've seen two MLP rifles, a shotgun, a handgun and a holster. But that's not enough. Alex was saying to me the other day, "Dammit, John, we need more ponies on Neatorama! Go out and find me more ponies!" So I went to wo...

According to legend, the Greek engineer Archimedes...  ...ever caught on?Link -via Pocket Pistols, Historic Firearms , & Curiosities | Photo: Two Flints

This unusual pistol is a Colt 1851 Navy Revolver....  ...it with water.Link -via Pocket Pistols, Historic Firearms , & Curiosities

Although there were such things as repeating flint...  ...ugh there were such things as repeating flintlock firearms , gun owners of the flintlock era needed options w...  ...on the next.Link -via Pocket Pistols, Historical Firearms , & Curiosities | Photo: iCollector

This unusual clock is a solar cannon. It's a sundi...  ...of the cannon."Link -via Pocket Pistols, Historic Firearms , & Curiosities | Photo: Little Gun

Yes, the shoulder stock of this AK-47 is from a shovel. That's not the impressive part. The receiver--the housing for the action--is also from a shovel. Yes, really! Boris melted, reforged, reshaped, cut and welded the b...

Make sure that your birth plan includes a good sel...  ...rth plan includes a good selection of obstetrical firearms , such as this specimen from Borneo: It was reput...

This .50-caliber wheellock musket, propularly know...  ...ended.Link -via American Digest | Photo: National Firearms Museum