The Bor is a 7.62mm, bolt-action sniper rifle produced by OBR SM Tarnów since 2006 and used by the Polish Army. It has a bullpup design, with the breech and magazine located behind the hand-grip and trigger. Designed by Aleksander Lezucha, the Bor is an extremely reliable and powerful weapon, made with the best materials; [...]
FR F2 Sniper Rifle
03/30/2012 by
The FR F2 is a French bolt-action sniper rifle. Developed from the FR F1, it has been produced by GIAT Industries for the French Army since 1984. With a rate of fire of 10 rounds per minute, the FR F2 shoots the standard 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge. Since it is a bolt-action rifle, which uses all [...]
HK417 Rifle
03/29/2012 by
The HK417 is a German gas-operated assault/sniper rifle developed and manufactured by Heckler & Koch for police forces and military units. It is available with three different barrels: the 12"-long standard barrel (assault rifle); 16"-long marksman accurized; and the 20" barrel for snipers. Using simple tools, barrels can be easily changed in less than two [...]
CheyTac Intervention M200
03/28/2012 by
The CheyTac Intervention M200 is a bolt-action sniper rifle which shoots the rimless .408 Chey Tac cartridge. It was developed by the American firm Chey Tac LCC and has been produced since 2001. With an effective range of 2000 m, it is supposed to be the most accurate rifle in the world. To help avoid [...]
Battle of Inkerman
03/27/2012 by
The Battle of Inkerman was a military encounter between the Franco-British forces, under General John L Pennefather, and the Russian Army, commanded by Prince Menshikov on November 5, 1854, on Mount Inkerman, in the Crimea, during the Crimean War. Although they were heavily outnumbered, the British and French units were able first to hold off [...]
Charge of the Light Brigade
03/27/2012 by
The Charge of the Light Brigade was a British cavalry charge conducted against Russian artillery positions in the Battle of Balaklava on October 25, 1854, during the Crimean War. Commanded by Lord Cardigan, the British Light Brigade was composed of the 17th Lancers, the 8th and 11th Hussars, and the 4th and 13th Light Dragoons. [...]
