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Sidearms U.S. Troops Trusted When Their Rifles Went Silent

Sidearms occupy a unique space in military history because they are carried not for dominance, but for disaster.

Flintlock to firepower: The grunt’s 250-year quest for a weapon that actually works

The infantry's history to 250 years of U.S. military standard-issue weapons, from the smoothbore musket to the M7 rifle ...