The C14 Timberwolf is an 8.60mm bolt-action sniper rifle developed and manufactured by PGW Defence Technologies for the Canadian Armed Forces. It has been in service with the Canadian Special Forces since 2005 and was used successfully in Afghanistan. The C14 military version is fitted with a 26in-long reinforced free-floating barrel, made by Kreiger. The [...]

The Argentine Mauser M1891 was a 7.65mm, bolt-action rifle manufactured in Germany by Mauser for the Argentine Army from 1891. It was an accurate, well-made gun used by the Argentinian infantry, but there was also an M1891 carbine version, with a shorter barrel, made for the cavalry. It was fitted with a fixed five-round box [...]

The Mauser Model 1871, or M71, was a German, 11mm, bolt-action rifle produced by Mauser since 1871. It replaced the Dreyse needle gun. Since it was developed after the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871), it did not see action in service with the German Army until 1898, when it was used by German Imperial troops in China [...]

The Remington Rolling Block was a breech-loading rifle made by Remington Arms Company since 1867. It was used by the Swedish and Spanish armies since 1868, and by the Boers in South Africa since 1873. It had a rolling block mechanism and shot the .50-70 and .45-70 (12.17x42mm) rifle cartridges. Fitted with a 37in-long barrel, [...]

The Martini-Henry was a British, breech-loading, lever-action rifle. Developed and manufactured by Enfield since 1871, it was used in the Zulu War, Boer Wars, and by professional big-game hunters in Africa. The Martini-Henry rifle was made in four different variants: Mk1 (1871), Mk2 (1873), Mk3, and Mk4. It was an accurate and powerful weapon which [...]

The Type 96 was a World War II Japanese light machine gun. Based on the Type 11, it entered service in 1936 and was used in combat for the first time in China. This Japanese machine gun resembled some European designs as it shared the same mechanical features of the French Hotchkiss. The gas cylinder [...]