Mike Loades has the world of pistol duelling firmly in his sights. We stare down the barrel of famous encounters, such as ...

Though it may look like something out of a Bugs Bunny cartoon, the punt gun was a real weapon used to hunt ducks in ...

April 2025 marks 250 years since the momentous events at Lexington and Concord—the opening salvos of the American Revolution.

Also housed by the Pitt River Museum, this weapon dates to sometime in the 19th century. According to the ... and most tend to have the gun barrel aligned with the length of the sword blade.

The tech is likely based on a World War I recoilless gun, which fires from both ends of a barrel. Propellers whirring ... In Sunday's post, the double-barreled shotgun drone primarily targeted ...

‘There is this intense rise in fascism’: Simon McBurney on a 19th-century opera that feels painfully familiar on facebook (opens in a new window) ‘There is this intense rise in fascism ...

A feature article, written by Edwards, highlights the deaf community in 19th-century New York told through the life of a Black deaf man. An essay in this issue addresses the challenges of writing ...

It is vital to remember how radically the landscape has changed. The Britain in 19th century could only force its vision upon India because it wielded overwhelming military and colonial power ...

As the world reels from US President Donald Trump's tariffs onslaught, here is a look back at some major trade wars since the 19th century: In the mid-19th century, two conflicts over the opium ...

The presentation, titled ‘Women and Style in the 19th to early 20th century Malta’, will be delivered by fashion historian Caroline Tonna.

Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Allen County Public Library In the mid-19th century, election ballots were created by political parties, not the government. Local ...