Israel's fierce weapons include the Uzi, a submachine gun which set the standard for nearly 50 years.

Testing the force of naval guns and warships developed to overpower the enemy at sea.

The Mauser bolt-action rifle is an important military shoulder arm.

Japanese armaments were badly outdated as World War II began.

The weapons of World War II included instruments that pierced the dark and others that released the power of the atom.

The simple and deadly Avtomat Katashnikova 1947 assault rifle became one of the most widely used such weapons in the world soon after its introduction.