A 90-year-old World War II veteran who described being a Marine as the "high point" of his life has been reunited with his M1 Garand rifle after 73 years. Dick Cowell was 18 and the war was in full ...

The best battle implement ever devised.” This oft-repeated praise from Gen. George S. Patton summed up his feelings about the “U.S. Rifle, Cal. .30, M1.” Popularly known as the “Garand” after its ...

A simplistic “toy” gun sitting in the storage of a museum in Poland turned out to be a rare historic weapon from World War II. Screengrab from Science in Poland (PAP)'s video A rare World War II rifle ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Civil War era rifle was officially added to Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield’s permanent collection. The 44 caliber model 1860 Henry Rifle was purchased by the Battlefield ...

As soon as the United States entered the Second World War, it was an opportunity for the country to wake up its military might. The resulting manufacturing boom gave rise to technology across a ...