Pyramid of captured German helmets, New York, 1919

Pyramid of WWI German helmets at Grand Central, 1919. This interesting picture, taken in 1919, shows employees of the New York Central Railroad…

Lucky British soldier shows off his damaged helmet, 1917

This soldier, on the way to hospital after being bandaged at Field Dressing Station, shows the helmet which saved his life. A British…

British giant mortar of 91.4 cm caliber. Mallet’s mortar is a miracle of the 19th century.

GUN – MORTAR, 36 INCH – 1855-1857 Large Mortar of composite construction. Also known as Mallet’s Mortar. Large mortar of composite construction. Place:London/Britain/Europe…

High Altitude Research Project (HARP) 1962 – 1967

HARP in action. This is what I saw on my visit.The HARP project has been the source of much political intrigue and speculation…

The Scottish Meg Mons cannon – the biggest gun ever to put to sea.

This six-tonne siege gun is what cutting edge military technology once looked like. Mons Meg could fire a 150kg gunstone for up to…

US Army “Little David” 914mm (36″) Mortar

Little David was the nickname of an American 36-inch (910 mm) caliber mortar designed to breach the Siegfried Line and then used for test-firing aerial bombs during World War II. With the same…

The history of the Tsar-cannon and old cannons in Moscow

I want to talk about stories famous Tsar Cannon, which is now located in the Kremlin of the city of Moscow. This gun…

Self-propelled mortar 2B1 “Oka”

The cold war pushed the Soviet defense industry to the development of unique types of weapons, which even after 50 years can excite…

Big Shots – History’s Largest Cannons, Mortars and Super Guns

These enormous Soviet self-propelled guns seem more like pea shooters when compared with some of history’s largest artillery pieces. “Iraq’s ‘super gun’, while…

Ilyushin Il-20: What Happens When the Soviets Try To Build a Tank With Wings

6 photos Photo: Ilyushin/Russian Federal Archives When a Soviet-state-owned aerospace manufacturer is demanded by the Communist Party to build an aircraft, it gets…