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A bronze cannon dating from the Coronado Expedition has been found in Arizona. The gun, dated to around 1540, is the oldest firearm ever found in the United States.

29 NOV 2024 · 2 MIN

Oldest Firearm in US History Found in Arizona

Archaeologists in Arizona have uncovered a bronze cannon which dates back to the Coronado Expedition of the early 16th century. Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (1510 -1554), a Spanish nobleman and conquistador, led…

The Gyrojet, one of the great what-if moments in firearm innovation. Source: Joe Loong / CC BY-SA 2.0.

9 AUG 2024 · 5 MIN

The Gyrojet: A Science Fiction Fantasy from the 1960s

The history of firearms is, to an extent, one of hard-won incremental improvements with the occasional quantum leap in technology. While there have been such moments of brilliance in design conception, they…