Firearm Timeline
Explore 130+ years of firearm evolution from the 1890s to today. Browse by decade, filter by era, category, and country of origin.
30 firearms with year data
Category
Country
1950s
Cold War5 firearmsKorean WarSuez CrisisMalayan Emergency
1960s
Cold War3 firearmsKorean WarSuez CrisisMalayan Emergency
1970s
Vietnam Era5 firearmsVietnam WarSix-Day WarYom Kippur War
1980s
Modern5 firearmsFalklands WarGulf WarBosnian WarKosovo War
1990s
Modern6 firearmsFalklands WarGulf WarBosnian WarKosovo War
2000s
Modern3 firearmsFalklands WarGulf WarBosnian WarKosovo War
2010s
Contemporary3 firearmsWar on TerrorIraq WarWar in AfghanistanRusso-Ukrainian War
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