Negev Machine Gun (Israel)

Army and Weapons | Negev Machine Gun (Israel) | Negev Machine Gun Israel, During late eighties IDF requested a development of the 5,56mm light machine gun which could complement reliable, but overly heavy 7,62mm FN MAG machine guns for foot soldiers. The goal was to design a tactical equivalent of the FN Minimi light machine gun,which was tested by IDF but for some reasons was not adopted. First prototypes of the new LMG, developed by Israeli Military Industries Company (now a privately-owned Israeli Weapons Inc) were issued to elite IDF Givati...

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FN Minimi M249 and Mk.46 Model

Army and Weapons | FN Minimi M249 and Mk.46 Model | The Minimi light machine gun was developed by the famous Belgian company FN Herstal, in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Mass production began in 1982 in Belgium,and at about the same time it has been adopted by the US Armed forces as theM249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW). Since its introduction Minimi has seen widespread service, and numerous variations have been developed. First, the Para(Paratroop) version came out, with shorter barrel and tubular telescoped butt. This gun traded off some...

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Cheytac M200 LRSS

 Army and Weapons | Cheytac M200 LRSS | Cheytac M200 LRSS,  When the designers first started work on the rifle, the cartridge on which to base the rifle was in debate. Existing rounds, namely the .338 Lapua Magnum and the .50 BMG, were candidates, but eventually a new round was created, the .408 Chey Tac. Once the cartridge was designed, work was started on the rifle, which was built around the .408 Chey Tac cartridge. The M200 was once available only to goverment purchasers, and a purposely made less accurate variant...

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M1911 Pistol

Army and Weapons | M1911 Pistol | The M1911 Semi-Automatic Pistol is a single action short recoil-operated semi-automatic pistol, chambered in .45 ACP. It features a 7 round magazine and has an effective range of approximately 50 meters. The M1911 produced by Colt was the standard sidearm of the U.S. military from 1911 to 1985.  The history of the Colt M1911 began in early 1900s, when famous designer John M. Browning began to develop semi-automatic pistols for Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company. In 1905, Browning designed...

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