Cursed guns that shouldn't have been made

Cursed Weapons in History Since the beginning of civilization, humans

have

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inventing tools and weapons, from a flint ax and spearheads in the Stone Age to nuclear weapons in modern times, humanity has continually tried to improve and build new weapons that will give them an advantage over their enemies on the battlefield the introduction of firearms marked the beginning of the most exciting chapter in the history of weapons during this period there were many weapons that would be iconic of their time but On the other hand, there were more than enough weapons that carried the title of the worst gadgets in history, this is the story of five of the worst weapons.

Colt Model 1855 Revolving Carbine The Colt Model 1855 Revolving Carbine was truly an example of how a brilliant design could go horribly wrong in the mid-19th century. The cult American company established itself as a leader in the manufacture of revolvers, with its pistols being the best available. Following their success, Colt engineers attempted to adapt the rotating breech to a rifle design. The purpose of the project was to increase the firepower of US cavalry units. At the time when single-shot rifles were still in use, the result was a revolving carbine with a percussion cap, the Model 1855 , a revolver-like automobile beam that had its round barrel attached to a metal frame while the cylinder was placed within a closed frame design, was manufactured and four different barrel lengths 15, 18, 21 and 24 inches and three different calibers 36 44 and 56.

Depending on what type the cylinders were

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to hold five or six rounds, although Colt engineers believe they are designed to be a success, they turned out to be a total failure, for one reason only, when firing Percussion cap ammunition generated a large amount of hot gases which, due to the cylinder design, often reached the remaining bullets in the chamber, leading to firing to effectively fire actual bullets that would fire directly from the cylinder itself and hit any part of the mechanism of the weapon that was in front of them, although the US Army adopted the model 1855, it had a short service life, the rifle was not popular among soldiers due to the numerous cooking incidents in which soldiers had their forearms and faces burned and injured, they avoided firing the weapon with their left hand holding the four end to fire in case of burning or worse, only about 4,400 copies were

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, making this weapon one of the worst cult designs of all time.

The Mars Gun At the beginning of the 20th century, revolvers began to give way to a new type of firearm. The gun. The initial period of this era was marked by some iconic designs such as the Colt 1911, but also by some rather unsatisfactory attempts, one of them being the The Mars pistol manufactured by the renowned British company Webley Mars was actually not a Webley product but a design by Mr. Hugh Gabott Fairfax, who made a deal with the Wembley company to make this gun just for them. Gambit Fairfax's idea of ​​making a self-loading pistol resulted in a heavy, complex construction that looked like a small cannon, everything about the Mars pistol was unorthodox.

The top of the magazine had a steel finger covering the upper cartridge, which meant that the only way to remove the cartridge from the magazine was to pull it back and up. the breech block the total magazine capacity was only six rounds, no more than a standard revolver the breech block comprised an overly complicated rotating mechanism and an external hammer when firing, recoiled together with the barrel and was attached to the rear of the frame once the barrel returned the extractor ejected the empty case upward often directly into the shooter's face the pistol was manufactured in three different calibers 8.5 millimeters nine millimeters and 45. the 45 version was at that time the most powerful gun in the world, but it turned out to be There would be yet another problem because the gun jumped wildly with each shot, which made it very unpleasant to use a record of a test that noted that no one who fired this gun wanted to shoot it a second time, which is why so much The War Office and the Royal Navy refused. to accept it into service, no more than 70 Mars pistols were ultimately manufactured before its designer went bankrupt.

Glissenti Model 1910, although unwieldy, the Mars pistol was designed to withstand the power of the .45 cartridge, unlike the Italian Glissenti Model 1910 pistol, which was too weak to handle the nine-millimeter bullet for which it was designed. , the Model 1910, was manufactured to meet the Italian Army's requirements to replace the obsolete Bodeo service revolver, the new pistol was the improved version of the Model 1906, which was chambered for the weaker 7.65 millimeter cartridge. The problem was that the glacents' construction was not strong enough to withstand the power of the standard nine millimeter by 19 millimeter Parabellum cartridge. When firing such a powerful bullet, the receiver of the gun exploded.

The Italians found a solution by introducing a special cartridge for the pistol. Nine-millimeter by 19-millimeter Glacente, the cartridge had the same dimensions as the nine-millimeter Parabellum, but with a weaker propellant charge and significantly reduced stopping power compared to other nine-millimeter pistols. The glacente was too weak. The model 1910 was known for another unusual feature on its The left side had a plate that could be removed to clean the mechanism. It was a fairly convenient feature, but one that greatly contributed to the overall weakness of the gun's frame, and in addition, the plate often opened on its own during firing.

The model glissenti 1910 was accepted for service in the Italian army despite all its drawbacks, however, with its low stopping power and a magazine that only held seven bullets, it had no real advantage over the Bodeo revolvers; In fact, many Italian officers decided not to replace their old weapons with the glacente, although the pistol remained in service during World War II only as a second-grade weapon, a gyroscopic rocket-propelled pistol. The history of weapons has seen some rather peculiar examples due to the constant tendency to try to improve existing weapons concepts and create new ones, which is how the gyrojet was developed.

The pistol became one of the most unconventional weapons of all time, although it had a slightly futuristic look. The gyrojet seemed to be like any other gun, however, it was nothing ordinary. California MBA associates made the gyrojet an alternative to the conventional one.

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, that is, instead of inert projectiles propelled by a gas explosion, the gyrojet fired rocket-propelled bullets to cater for the type of bullets it used. the gyrojet had a single firing mechanism. Six microprojectiles were inserted into the chamber from the magazine located inside the grip. a hammer would hit the rocket on the tip when pulling the trigger, pushing it back against the firing pin once ignited, the rocket would pass through the barrel with angled events, the purpose of these vents was to release pressure from the explosion and spin the rocket Because there was no gas pressure inside the barrel and breech, the system allowed for lighter construction and produced almost no recoil, so what were the features that made the gyro such a poor weapon?

First of all, the bullets were too expensive to produce considering the fact that the NBA tried to sell. By giving the gun to the military, the government would

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forced to spend a fortune on ammunition if the soldiers carrying the gyros were involved in long-term conflicts. Furthermore, apart from the high maintenance cost, the gun showed poor accuracy and significant drop and velocity once. The rocket ultimately burned out. The gyrojet was an interesting but completely impractical concept. It appeared on the market in 1965 but the American armed forces never accepted it for service. Nambu 94. To be accepted into service in the armed forces, it is normally a weapon that has To meet certain quality criteria and performance requirements, occasionally batches of poor quality firearms reach frontline combat units;

However, there have not been many cases where an entire army was equipped with a defective weapon, as was the case with the Imperial Japanese. Army in World War II and the infamous Type 94 Nambu pistol. It first appeared in 1934 as a replacement for the aging Type 14 Nambu pistol at the time when Japan had already begun its expansion in Asia and the Army needed large quantities of weapons hand and they wanted them. as soon as possible, the result was probably the worst pistol ever made in the history of firearms. From the beginning, the Nambu 94 was a poorly designed and extremely low quality pistol, once the Japanese war industry became overstretched, its quality was reduced to the level of a craft in Additionally, the pistol had terrible ballistic performance due to Due to the lack of balance between the short barrel and the power of the bullet, the Nambu 94 was only effective at close range, however, the real problem was that the pistol was extremely unreliable and a real threat to well-being.

For its user, the Nambu 94 mechanism was designed in such a way as to allow for accidental failure of the bullet before it was chambered. Another threat was the lever mounted on the outside left side of the gun. The lever connected the trigger to the firing pin and if pressed against something hard while the mechanism was cocked, the gun would fire, obviously the gun posed a greater threat to those using it than to the target. On the other side of the canyon, there were stories of a weapon that was nicknamed the Suicide Special or the Surrender Pistol, as it was thought that if a Japanese soldier was surrendering while handing over the weapon sideways, he could press the sear and therefore Therefore, firing one last round, this was probably a myth because if a Japanese soldier was actually going through the pretext of surrendering, he would have something worthwhile on his person, like a hand grenade, to detonate and try to kill as many enemies as he could, as well as himself, despite all the inconveniences and poor quality that the Imperial Japanese Army continued to use.

The pistol until the end of the war, around seventy thousand copies were manufactured until 1945 and the manufacturing quality decreased every year. The Japanese continued to use the Namu 94 because their industry did not have the time or resources to produce anything else. Italian infantry weapons World War II The distinguishing feature of the Italian army in World War II was its poor and insufficient weaponry, although the weapons produced at the famous Italian arms factory Beretta were of the highest quality, the rest were known for their very low quality and obsolescence as the Italian industry of the 1930s was undermined by the financial crisis and government bureaucracy weapons production did not meet Mussolini's imperial aspirations glacente m1910 pistols the glacente m1910 was a standard pistol of the Italian army in World War I, but remained in service until the end of World War II.

It fired a single 9 by 19 millimeter glacent bullet, it was quite unpopular in the army as it was considered a second rate pistol; however, since the army was in desperate need of pistols, the glissenti were issued to army reserves and carbonaria units Beretta m1934 the Beretta m1934 was the most used pistol in the Italian army during World War II, the pistol was manufactured in two versions, the most common type was chambered for 9 by 17 millimeter Corto short rounds and the least common version was the M1935, which fired 7.65 by 17 millimeter rounds. and it was for the Air Force and Navy the Beretta m1934 was a relatively small blowback action pistol, very light but had less power than most service pistols of the war due to its good quality, the Germans continued with the production of the m1934 when they took over the Beretta factories.

In 1943, the Carcano m1891 rifles, as with all other armies of the war, the Italians also used the older design single shot rifles to arm infantry units, in their case it was one of the most obsolete service rifles , the Carcano m1891, since it was introduced in 1891, not much. had changed on the rifle until the Second World War its main features were a modified Mauser design bolt and a manliker magazine with a capacity of six rounds the magazine was loaded by loading a clip that could not be ejected until the last bullet was fired the carcanos They fired old 6.5 52-millimeter projectiles with a round-nosed bullet became obsolete even during the First World War, during theEthiopian campaign of 1935 to 1937.

Italian commanders realized all the weaknesses of the projectile, so they decided to introduce a new, rather unusual projectile measuring 7.35 by 51 millimeters. Rifles manufactured or modified to fire the new bullet were designated m189138; However, in 1940 it was realized that the Italian industry was not capable of producing large quantities of new bullets, so the Italians decided to return to the old 6.5 millimeter bullets and the production of rifles chambered in 6, 5 millimeters during the war the Italians used several different versions of the Carcano rifle with two submachine

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of different calibers Beretta m1938 thanks to the engineers of the Beretta factory the Italians had one of the best submachine guns of the Second World War the Beretta m1938 submachine gun The weapon was It looked like many contemporary submachine guns, but it was the quality of the materials and finish that made it special.

The weapon consisted of a long polished wooden stock with a tubular steel body and a long barrel protected by a perforated jacket. The first variant, the m1938a, had four slots cut into it. On the muzzle compensator, all parts were made of machined steel, which contributed to the overall quality. The Beretta m1938 fired a standard 9 by 19 millimeter Parabellum bullet. There were various sizes of magazines holding 10, 20, 30 or 40 rounds, the trademark of the Beretta m1938 as well. As all other Beretta submachine guns had a double trigger system, the rear trigger was used for fully automatic fire and the front trigger for semi-automatic fire.

With quality parts and a well-balanced mechanism, the m1938 was known as a weapon that rarely jammed. and Therefore, he was very popular among the soldiers. It was also considered a valuable war trophy, as the war took its toll on the Italian arms industry. The high production cost of the m1938 had to be reduced, resulting in the Beretta m193842 and subsequent variants that followed the wooden one. The stock's firing mechanism was shortened. The new machine gun still had the distinctive shape of the Beretta, but was of much lower quality; However, it was also much cheaper, so it was produced in much larger quantities.

The Breda m1930 machine guns, the weakest category of the Italian ones. The infantry's small arms arsenal is intended for its machine guns. The leader in the production of machine guns in Italy was the braided company. They began producing machine guns during World War I and continued to develop them after the war. One of its weapons was the Breda m1930 light machine gun. It was a rather awkward looking and very poor quality weapon with a number of defects. A major drawback was that the gun recoiled violently as did the barrel. The rear and front sights were mounted on the body of the gun to compensate for this and had to be resettable each time the barrel was changed.

Another cumbersome solution was a fixed folding magazine that was fed with extractor clips containing 20 6.5 by 52 millimeter rounds. The problem with said magazine was that if it broke, you couldn't reset the entire gun. used the biggest flaw, however, it was also related to his bullets. Empty bullet boxes were prone to getting stuck inside the gap during firing. To limit this problem, the manufacturers provided the Breda m1930 with a small oil reservoir to grease the bullets before loading them. it made the whole mechanism too greasy, so it picked up a lot of debris and dirt. This drawback was especially obvious in Africa, where sand regularly stuck to the oily parts, causing frequent jams, as it was the only light machine gun in the Italian army. m1930s were deployed in all infantry squads.

Due to its numerous drawbacks it was the most unpopular weapon among Italian soldiers and as soon as the war ended the Fiat Ravelli M19 1435 was withdrawn from service. This machine gun was a modified version of the Revelli M1914 even though the weapon gained a bad reputation. During the First World War the Italians had a limited selection of machine guns. In the 1930s, the M1914s were removed from warehouses and modified by replacing the water-cooled barrels with air-cooled barrels and introducing the new, more powerful 8 per rounds. 59 millimeters for 10 rounds. The strip-feed box magazine was upgraded to belt-feed even though engineers went to great lengths to evade potential problems.

The Fiat m191435 was no better than its predecessor, it had a low rate of fire and also had problems with oil and dirt and was prone to malfunctions despite its drawbacks, it was still produced in large quantities and was used until the end of the war. Breda m1937 The Breda m1937 was the best Italian machine gun of the Second World War, but it was still far from competing with other machine guns of the time, unlike the other two machine guns, the m1937, was a gas-powered weapon and therefore Therefore, it was reliable in action. It also had issues with case removal, but it wasn't as bad as the m1930 and m191435.

A distinctive feature of the Breta M1937 was that it was fed from 10 trays. cassettes or strips, the interesting thing about these trays was that after each round was fired, the gun's mechanism would reinsert the empty case back into the tray. The reason behind this was so that the boxes could be recycled in factories and at the same time this inexpensive design feature could slow down the process. The gunner's assistant when reusing these trays. In the heat of battle, another drawback of the system was that the trays only held 20 rounds, which meant that machine gun crews had to reload the weapon after each short burst.

During World War II, Italian soldiers used three hand grenades. All models of grenades carried the same designation Model 35. Although they had the same principle of operation, they were different in design and complexity of the mechanism. The simplest and smallest was the Oto Model 35. It was loaded with 36 grams of TNT and a strap. The most sophisticated and powerfully designed shrapnel-filled ball was the Breda Model 35, it was loaded with 63 grams of TNT and was larger by srcm. The Model 35 had the most complicated mechanism, it had a charge of 43 grams of TNT which was wrapped with wire. which dispersed into shrapnel after the explosion.

The Model 35 hand grenades were offensive grenades and had an explosive radius of 10 to 15 meters. They were also distinguished by their red color, which was the official Italian color code for the explosive. The interesting feature of all three models was that it had an impact fuse unlike the standard World War II hand grenades which had a timed chemical fuse, this meant that the Italian bombs were designed to explode immediately on impact. double security system. The Model 35 grenades were very reliable, but failures occasionally occurred on such occasions. They were still a threat as they were prone to detonating once they were picked up.

Because of this unpleasant habit, British soldiers in North Africa nicknamed them Red Devils. What is your favorite Italian infantry weapon from World War II? Leave a comment below. The liberator fp45. During the Second World War the Allies made many efforts to support the resistance fires in the occupied countries, providing them with all types of weapons and materials in order to set Europe on fire. One of the most curious weapons manufactured for this purpose was the Liberator fp45 pistol. The idea behind the creation of such a weapon was to arm potential insurgents in occupied Europe with stealth pistols that they could use against enemy soldiers, hence the name Liberator.

It was intended that hundreds of thousands of these guns would be dropped into Europe for German soldiers to keep watch over. They shouldered it knowing that anyone could carry a small concealed weapon. The pistol's dimensions were minimal, with an overall length of 5.55 inches or 141 millimeters and it weighed only one pound or 0.45 kilograms, so it could be easily concealed in a pocket. Its purpose was resistance. member to assassinate the enemy at close range, after which they would take their most suitable weapon, the proximity of the target was of great importance as the barrel of the gun was smoothbore, thus not allowing for shooting distances greater than 26 feet or 8 meters in real conditions.

The effective range was actually no more than 13 feet or 4 meters. The ammunition used for the FP45 Liberator was the powerful 45 ACP, the same as that used by the Colt M1911 pistol at short ranges. This round was quite effective regardless of the barrel the government had. The US had big plans for the Liberator fp45, so a million of them were made. This work was commissioned to the GMC Guide Lamp factory in Anderson Indiana to conceal the true purpose of the weapon, it was designated as a .45 caliber flare projector. Production of the gun was quite simple and cheap in just 11 weeks until August 1942. 300 workers made 1 million pistols.

The Liberator consisted of only 23 pieces of steel and the production price per gun was cheap: two dollars and forty cents, giving it the nickname the Woolworth pistol. The liberators were delivered in cardboard boxes along with 10 45 caliber bullets, a wooden dowel and a comic-style instruction manual. It was a single shot pistol and to use it the user removed a bullet from the casing inside the grip and inserted it. Manual reloading into the breach was more complicated as the user had to unlock the breach and take out the empty case with the help of the wooden peg. Despite grand plans, the releasers were never used on the scale they were planned for only a small portion of the breach.

All production reached resistance fighters in Europe in the Pacific and there is no written evidence that anyone used it successfully after the war. Most were thrown into the sea or melted. Ah, like a machine gun in World War I, the shosha or matchlock model 1915. csrg was the standard machine gun or light machine gun of the French army during World War I, designed in 1907, this light machine gun weighed about nine kilograms or 20 pounds and fired the eight-millimeter LaBelle cartridge at a slow rate of 250 rounds per minute with around 262,000 shosha machine guns manufactured between 1915 and 1918. The weapon was the most widely manufactured automatic weapon during World War I.

The American Expeditionary Force also used the shosha while awaiting delivery of the new Browning M1917 machine gun modified to fire 30.6 ammunition. In the muddy trenches the machine gun was unreliable, dirt could easily enter the weapon's open-sided Half Moon magazine, clogging the mechanism, even when unclogged there could be a failure to feed the bullets to Avoid this. The gunners loaded their magazines with 18 or 19 rounds. of the maximum minimum 20 also problematic was the weapon's long recoil system which made recoil violent, loose bipod sights which caused the weapon to fire too low and to the right and overheating due to fully automatic fire caused a great deal of stress for the gunner of the AEF version of The Shaw Show French manufacturers used incorrect breech measurements, resulting in even worse performance.

Because of this, it was not uncommon for American soldiers to abandon the weapon altogether. Therefore, the exhibition shot was considered the worst machine gun of the First World War and, according to some experts. The worst machine ever made in the history of war.