Quiz of the Day - 30 November 2012

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The picture shows a long-range siege gun used to bombard Paris during World War I. It was in service between March-August 1918. When it was first employed, Parisians believed they had been bombed by a new type of high-altitude zeppelin, as neither the sound of an airplane nor a gun could be heard. It was the largest piece of artillery used during the war by barrel length if not caliber, and is considered to be a supergun.

Identify the gun.

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Quiz of the Day - 29 November 2012

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This is where it all started. The predecessor to all assault rifles, the pictured sub-machine gun was widely used in the WWII.

Identify it.

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Quiz of the Day - 28 November 2012

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A sitter.

The photographed 155mm howitzer can be termed as the "gun that won a war", although, on the political field.

Identify the gun.

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Quiz of the Day - 27 November 2012

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The pictured handgun is a very light weight 8-shot revolver in the .22 LR calibre. Entirely made up of aluminium alloy, the barrel housing is fitted with a steel barrel as a sleeve.

Identify the revolver.

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Quiz of the Day - 26 November 2012

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A double-action/single action, semi-automatic pistol manufactured between 1989 and 1997, it was available in standard full-size, as well as in more compact versions. It features a decocking lever and was chambered for several calibers. The family of models was known as the Series 90.

The design of the handgun was based on the Colt M1911 pistol and its magazines are identical to magazines shipped with the M1911.

Identify the handgun.

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Quiz of the Day - 25 November 2012

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Here's a question from the world of the big guns - the canons!

This 3.8 m long cannon with exquisite engravings has a barrel with a diameter of 28.5 cm. In 1742, during the reign of Raja Gopal Singh, it was used to repulse the troops of Maratha leader, Bhaskar Pundit.

Identify the iconic canon.

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Quiz of the Day - 24 November 2012

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The capture shows a single sub-machine gun of British origin that was made during the 1990's in a machine shop, located at the garage of a private individual near Belfast, Northern Ireland.

A fairly simple, home-made gun, it was designed to accept Sten magazines.

Identify the gun, used by the loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force during The Troubles.

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Quiz of the Day - 23 November 2012

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The photo shows a supposedly Webley Pocket revolver chambered for .38 S&W. The Webley trademarks stamped on the handgun can be seen as fake. The seller apparently tried to add a "1" to the fake serial number "880" to make it look like a pre-1898, and thus legal to import to the U.S. as an antique handgun.

The gun was manufactured in a region, which could actually ask for a geographical indication mark for the unlicensed, home-made copies of firearms, that they produce, using whatever materials are available - more often than not, railway rails, scrap motor vehicles and other scrap metal. The quality of such fire-arms vary widely, ranging from as good as a factory-produced example to dangerously poor.

What am I talking about?

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Quiz of the Day - 22 November 2012

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Among the earliest repeating rifles; the pictured type is colloquially known as "The Gun that Won the West" for its predominant role in the hands of Western settlers.

One of the most successful, and certainly one of the most famous of all the models manufactured, it also inspired the eponymous 1950 Western film starring Jimmy Stewart and directed by Anthony Mann. 

Identify the rifle

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Quiz of the Day - 21 November 2012

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The picture is that of a gunner of the Royal Scots captured in the Netherlands in 1944 during the WWII.

The weapon being fired by the soldier is a light machine gun, which was adopted by Britain in the 1930s and used in various roles until 1991. While best known for its role as the British and Commonwealth forces' primary infantry light machine gun (LMG) in World War II, it was also used in the Korean War and saw service throughout the latter half of the 20th century, including the 1982 Falklands War and the 1991 Gulf War. Although fitted with a bipod, it could also be mounted on a tripod or vehicle-mounted.

Identify the light machine gun.

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Quiz of the Day - 20 November 2012

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The ugly looking single-shot pistol had its origins in the Joint Psychological Committee and was designed in 1942 by the Inland Guide Lamp Manufacturing Division of an automobile manufacturer.

The original engineering drawings label the barrel as "tube", the trigger as "yoke", the firing pin as "control rod", and the trigger guard as "spanner". Ultimately, a million of these weapons were produced. Extra rounds of ammunition could be stored in the pistol grip.

A crude and clumsy weapon, it was never intended for front line service. It was originally intended as an insurgency weapon to be mass dropped behind enemy lines to resistance fighters in occupied territory. A resistance fighter was to recover the weapon, sneak up on an Axis occupier, kill or incapacitate him, and retrieve his weapons.

Identify the pistol.

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Quiz of the Day - 19 November 2012

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A very common sight in India till a few years ago, the pictured gun is a self loading battle rifle, firing the 7.62x51mm NATO cartridges. 

The rifle is a derivative of the original Belgian battle rifle and has been used by the armies of the commonwealth nations for a long time. In India, these have been phased out by the INSAS 5.56 mm assault rifles, although some remain in service with the paramilitary forces and state police forces.

Identify the rifle.

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Quiz of the Day - 18 November 2012

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The revolver shown in the photo on the right hand side is meant for short range. It is a 'Break Action' self extracting revolver and uses the .32 Smith & Wesson Long (7.65 mm) cartridge.

It is based on the Webley Mk IV .38 S&W revolver, specifically the Singapore Police Force version with a safety catch.

Identify the revolver.

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Quiz of the Day - 17 November 2012

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The picture on the right hand side shows a top-break revolver with automatic extraction, which was, in various marks, the standard issue service pistol for the armed forces of the United Kingdom, the British Empire and the Commonwealth from 1887 until 1963.

The design of the revolver is such that breaking it open for reloading also operates the extractor. This removes the spent cartridges from the cylinder. Firing the large .455 bore cartridge, there are among the most powerful top-break revolvers ever produced. Although the .455 calibre guns are no longer in military service, the .38/200 variant is still in use as a police sidearm in a number of countries, including India.

Identify the revolver.

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Quiz of the Day - 16 November 2012

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A WWII era underground production gun forms today's question.

The gun's designer was a blacksmith and self-taught amateur gunsmith from Poland. During the German occupation of Poland he became a gunsmith of the local Bataliony Chłopskie underground Polish resistance organization. In spring of 1943 he completed a working prototype of his own submachine gun. Today, only a single example of the sub-machine gun or machine pistol exists.

Identify the gun. 

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Quiz of the Day - 15 November 2012

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The photo shows a handgun, which is a blowback-operated semi-automatic handgun, chambered in 9×19 mm Parabellum and made of inexpensive molded polymers and stamped steel parts. Magazines with 10-, 20-, 32-, 50- and upwards of 72-rounds are available.

The weapon was the subject of controversy following its use in the 101 California Street shootings and later the Columbine High School massacre. The gun was banned by name in the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban. Subsequently, it's manufacturer went out of business.

Identify the handgun.

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Quiz of the Day - 14 November 2012

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A not very well-known assault rifle forms today's question.

As you can see from the picture, the design of the rifle seems to be inspired from the Soviet AK-47 assault rifle. However, it is optimized for operation in arid conditions and was selected as the winner of a competition beating the original, i.e. AK-47 itself.

Identify the rifle.

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Quiz of the Day - 13 November 2012

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Historical pair of guns for the daily quiz of today.

The pair of flintlocks shown in the picture were used in a duel between two prominent American politicians,  one, a former Secretary of the Treasury and the other, the sitting Vice President. The duel, which took place in the early 19th century, resulted in the death of one of the pair and ruined the political career of the other. 

The gun-maker was particularly well known for his high quality duelling pistols and in the 18th century England, his name was sometimes prefixed to "affair" to signify a duel.

Identify the gun-maker and the duel.

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Quiz of the Day - 12 November 2012

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What you see in the picture is a selective-fire 9x19 mm Parabellum caliber machine pistol. This is sometimes also categorized as a sub-machine gun. The photographed example has a telescopic site and a sound suppressor too.

Identify the handgun.

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Answer: The gun is Brügger & Thomet MP9 (Machine Pistol 9mm), designed and manufactured by Brügger & Thomet of Switzerland. In India, the elite Ghatak Platoons of the Indian Army are being equipped with this machine pistol.
Ali cracks this one too! :)

Quiz of the Day - 10 November 2012

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The picture is that of a large frame double-action revolver featuring a full length under-barrel ejection-rod lug and six round cylinder. Chambered for the powerful .44 Magnum and .45 Colt centerfire ammunition cartridges, this model marked it's manufacturer's first foray into the popular large-bore Magnum pistol market.

Identify the handgun.

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Answer: The gun is a .44 Magnum Colt Anaconda.
Ali provides the right answer here too! :)