Built on a hillside, the small town of Eibar (Spain) has been home to a local industry focused on the manufacture of small arms since ancient times. In the mid-nineteenth century, the O’Donnell Law facilitated ...
Does the AR-15 really need an introduction? Today this emblematic weapon has nearly sixty years of service all around the world. It has evolved, in the military field but certainly has also become a bestseller ...
Comparing weapons is always a complex process. Depending on how it is carried out and concluded, this process may be inaccurate, dishonest… but also instructive! Here, we will compare the shooting behavior of a panel ...
Article collectively written with Hervé Matous From 1890 to 1900, advances in metallurgy and the advent of smokeless powders led to the emergence of many inventions in the field of both long guns and handguns. ...
The LAI Publications website went live in December 2021. The heart of summer therefore seems to be a good time to make a first assessment with our readers. Since its launch, 47 articles, 1 book ...
In 1917, after having observed how trenches fightings were carried out, Dutch military leaders decided to create the Stormschool, Stormtroepen and Stormsecties (schools, troops and assault sections). While their country was neutral but nonetheless threatened, ...