11 Most Important Guns in History

RugerFan

Just read this on Popular Mechanics tonight. What additions/subtractions should be made?


http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military/weapons/the-11-most-important-guns-in-history?click=pp#slide-1


(I hope the link works!!)

5280 shooter II

Sharps and Spencer rifles...Walter P-38

woodsrunner

This selection is so flawed that it doesn't even deserve a comment! While I have no "Heartburn" on what was selected, it is so far from reality that it deserves no serious consideration IMO.

Bigslug

Notable omissions: The Borchardt pistol (first autoloader), the French Lebel (first smokeless military rifle), the Henry (first successfully-fielded repeating cartridge arm), MP18 (first SMG), Colt/Browning M1895 machine gun (first gas operation), Mauser 98 (DUH!!!!), early Sharps (one of the first breechloaders fielded on a wide scale).

The BAR probably deserves a place as the first serious portable automatic rifle, although the near-useless Chauchat was the originator of the concept.

I would NOT put the Glock on the list. Good gun, but just a Browning made of plastic (why didn't any aluminum frames make the list?) . .and HK had a plastic-framed gun first.

Gene L

I can't read the list, all I get is advertisements. Only saw the hand cannon, which I agree with.

Antonio

List seems to have been made by someone who knew squat about guns and only spend a few minutes surfing on the web to make up the list.

Colt 1873? yes, it's very important, but the original Colt Paterson was the one that successfully paved the way not only for that, but for all repeating handguns before the semi-autos were developed.

How about the Henry 1860, virtually the world's 1st. effective (Both commercially and military) repeating rifle? Another one that traced the line for metallic cartridge long guns.

No Mauser 1890 or at least 1898?...sheesh!

Not any mention to any .22 rifle? What about the StG-44, world's first operational military rifle suitable for modern warfare?

Would only kept the AK and the 1911 of the whole list.

5280 shooter II

"Aye Kay forty seven.....when you absolutely have to kill every mo.fo. in the room!"

5280 shooter II

Maybe you should start writing for them.....your picture's already on the G&A Home Page.....lol!

woodsrunner

Like I say.....this list is so flawed that it doesn't even deserve comment!

5280 shooter II

Even "no comment" is a comment....

Gene L

I wish someone would publish the list, as I can't seem to get to it.

breamfisher

Here you go, Gene. I won't copy and paste the descriptions.

1. Hand Cannon, 13th Century
2. Gatling Gun, 1862
3. Colt Peacemaker, 1873
4. Maxim Gun, 1883
5. Colt M1911, 1911
6. M2 Browning, 1933
7. M1 Garane, 1936
8. Uzi, 1848
9. AK-47, 1948
10. Glock 17, 1982
11. XM-21, 2010

Gene L

I don't have a problem with that list. Maybe I'd make some changes, but not all that many. I'd add the rifle to the list.

bruchi

I guess the Russians did not make enough Mosin Nagants to make the list...

mkk41

Don't think a mix of handguns , rifles and heavy machine guns can be listed as 1 'guns' topic.

Gene L

The 98 Mauser is a fine rifle. It's an improvement on the 95 Mauser, but not an earth shaker. I think the arquebuse deserves a place in line, but maybe not It's a few steps up from the hand cannon

KSU Firefighter

Brown Bess Musket? Did this list come out of some gamer's console?

Jayhawker

breamfisher wrote: »

Here you go, Gene. I won't copy and paste the descriptions.

1. Hand Cannon, 13th Century
2. Gatling Gun, 1862
3. Colt Peacemaker, 1873
4. Maxim Gun, 1883
5. Colt M1911, 1911
6. M2 Browning, 1933
7. M1 Garane, 1936
8. Uzi, 1848
9. AK-47, 1948
10. Glock 17, 1982
11. XM-21, 2010

Thanks for posting that Bream....as to the content of the list....meh....