Top Ten 20th Century Military Rifles History Has Forgotten

The Thorneycroft helps illustrate the long history Britain has with bullpup designs. As far as can be determined, the Thorneycroft is the first bullpup rifle design to undergo anything like an extensive trial run. Whether the bullpup layout's advantages outweigh its disadvantages is still a matter of debate, but the concept has steadily grown in popularity in the 20th Century. Today it sees its greatest level of success yet, with multiple bullpup designs issued as standard arms in numerous countries (Israel, Austria, and France to name just three). The conventional layout rifle continues to make up the majority of standard weapon designs, but it's clear that the bullpup rifle concept is one to pay close attention to in the coming years. - See more at: http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/12/13/ten-forgotten-military-rifles/#sthash.4rNlCepk.dpuf John Hames shared with you:   Top Ten 20th Century Military Rifles History Has Forgotten thefirearmblog.com - An image from the Thorneycroft rifle patent. One can see the trigger linkage, as well as the unique double-angle inclined action. Image source: wikipedia.org. Some of you might be familiar with this gun, but few know that almost all available pictures of it are misleading, at best. The picture below is not of the original Thorneycroft Carbine, but of the later Thorneycroft-Farquhar rifle. Available on the App Store.

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