I can't find much information about this flare gun beyond that it's of French manufacture and has a percussion cap ignition system, thus dating it to probably the Nineteenth Century. The cup at the end, I gather, is used...

Clever, isn't it? This 1907 design from White-Merr...  ...pper clip.Link -via Rare, Antique & Beautiful Firearms

I'm having trouble finding any information about this fascinating handgun other than that an original Russian caption translated as "7.62mm Pistol prototype. Power tape. Capacity of the tape 36 shots."It looks similar to...

The katara is an Indian push dagger--a knife used in a punching action. This one includes two German flintlock pistols built into the engraved silver handle.Link -via You're Not Bulletproof | Photo: Gregg Martin Auctions...

Gunsmith M. Fischer of Berlin made this bizarre .38 caliber revolver sometime before 1896. It featured an unusual trigger system that permitted an owner without fingers to hold and fire it.Link | Photo: Horst Held...

This is the Percival & Smith Repeating Magazine Pistol, patented in 1850. If I understand the description correctly, the cylinder in the front holds 24 bullets and the cylinder in the back holds powder and primer. To...

Today's firearms oddity is the Baylè palm pistol. Patented...

This rare gun from Japan, circa 1850, was built to resemble a ladle. The single-shot mechanism fired a .36 caliber round and came with a built-in ram rod that forms part of the disguise.Link | Photo: Gregg Martin Auction...

Steve at The Firearm Blog writes:A Russian inventor emailed me photos of his patent-pending bullet design. These bullets are loaded in 12.7×108mm cases.The inventor did not explain to me how this design is benefici...

What's it for? Continue reading to find out. This...  ...the stronger the gunpowder.Link | Photo: National Firearms Museum