But unlike Henry VIII's lever action and revolver guns, the breechloader became widespread well before the 19th century. "[M]any specimens" of breechloaders "may be seen in museums of ancient arms." ...

Technically French inventor Clement Pottet wasn’t really a gun designer, but his contribution to firearms remains truly significant. At the beginning of the nineteenth century even trained ...

Introduced in 1877, the .38 Smith & Wesson proved to be a popular revolver cartridge at the end of the 19th century, and was extensively used by the British well into the 20th century.

Desperate Birmingham crooks are using antique, century-old pistols, say forensic experts leading the fight against gun crime. Scientists at a secret Birmingham lab tracking the use of firearms ...