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La Bataille de la Somme; Un convoi de projectiles d'artillerie lourde, 1916. Creator: Unknown
La Bataille de la Somme; Un convoi de projectiles d'artillerie lourde dirige vers le front de la Somme, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Contrastes sur le front de la Somme; Magasin de canons de tranchee a proximite du front, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Contrastes sur le front de la Somme; Magasin de canons de tranchee a proximite du front, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Maxim machine gun, c1895. The engineer Hiram Maxim developed the first fully automatic machine gun (1884) which he offered to the United States War and Navy departments

Montigny mitrailleuse, 1870. Introduced by the French during the Franco-Prussian War, this rapid-fire gun had 37 barrels. Operated by 5 men, it could deliver 482 rounds per minute

Gatling rapid fire gun, 1862. This was a revolving battery gun and, with ten barrels, had a firing capacity of 1200 rounds a minute. Camel-mounted model. From The Science Record. (New York, 1862)

Gatling rapid fire gun, 1870. This was a revolving battery gun and, with ten barrels, had a firing capacity of rounds of 1200 rounds of a minute. From The Graphic. (London, August 20, 1870)

Montigny mitrailleuse, rapid fire gun, 1870. Artist: Joseph Montigny
Montigny mitrailleuse, rapid fire gun, 1870. Various views of the gun, invented by Joseph Montigny, introduced by the French during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871

Early design of a quick firing cannon, 1482. From De re militari (On Military Matters) by Roberto Valturio. (1482). Written in about 1455, the first printed edition was published in Verona in 1472

Henry Morton Stanleys African expedition to relieve Emin Pasha, 1886-1889 (1887). Emin Pasha, who was in the Egyptian service and Governor of the Equatorial Province

Gatling rapid fire gun, 1861-1862 (1872). This was a revolving battery gun and, with ten barrels, had a firing capacity of 1200 rounds a minute. From The Great Industries of the United States

Colt revolver, c1880. The Colt revolver, invented by Samuel Colt (1814-1862). After the Mexican war of 1846-1848, Colts weapon was adopted by the US army

Sectional view of the Colt revolver, c1880. The Colt revolver, invented by Samuel Colt (1814-1862). After the Mexican war of 1846-1848, Colts weapon was adopted by the US army

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