1840 - Guns begin to use pin-fire cartridges. 1847 - The telegraph is invented. 1850 - True shotguns in common use. In the second half of the 18th century, musket design branched out. This period ...

The Maxim gun was a major piece of technology that added greatly to British military superiority in Africa in the late 19th century. This weapon could fire hundreds of bullets a minute and it ...