Favourite Historical Weapon?

[Taviscratch 453]

The title says it all: What is your favourite weapon from history?

 

There have been a few threads on people's favourite fictional weapon so I thought I'd do something a little different.

 

As for me, I'm rather partial to the Schiavona.

Doesn't it just exude elegance?

 

How about you guys and gals?

[JonasDarkmane 19,777]

For me it would be the Gatling Gun 

 

 

And Big Bertha (Dicke Bertha) 

Edited March 3, 2015 by JonasDarkmane

[Tao 6,706]

I love blades and swords but the samurai blade is one that stands out and has been proven to be one of

the best weapons man has made: grace and sharp!

 

 

[Panne 1,342]

Effectiveness:
Mustard Gas: I mean yeah it's illegal, horrible, inhumane, and stuff, but man you want to take down and entire army in a matter of seconds without sending in any troops? 

 

Old school:

Halberd: You can chop, poke, and you keep a good distance from the enemy too.

 

 

edit: I love how everyone is like oh they're so elegant and cool looking and I'm just sitting here thinking about their actual use, killing. Why do we glorify weapons when they are literally made to kill people?

Edited March 3, 2015 by Panne

[Flamester01 71]

My favorite is probably the M2 Flamethrower.

[AmberDust 1,116]

I've always like Halberds.

Its an axe, its a spear, its a hook, and you can use it from far away for added protection and momentum. Plus it looks cool. Bonus!

[nolongerabout 403]

Pattern 1796 Heavy Cavalry sword.
Warranted never to fail.

[StormRider245 61]

M2 Flamethrower, Samurai Sword and Halberd.

[Snow Frostflame 3,567]

American/English Revolutionary War Marksman Rifle (Flintlock Kentucky)

The gun that changed the rules of war

 

To those who don't know because they fell asleep in history class... this gun was used to ambush the English.... by first killing their guides, then by killing their officer, then the next high up rank and so on until that English group became nothing but a bunch of confused soldiers running for the sake of their own lives

 

how it changed the rules of war was because it use to be against the rules of war to kill an officer.... now its a strategy used everywhere

Edited March 3, 2015 by Chrome and Snowflake

[Panne 1,342]

"samurai sword"... it's called a katana. I'm just irked to no end when people call swords the wrong thing...

This is an Ulfberht not a viking sword:

 

This is a Scimitar not a Arabian Sword:

(not to mention there are different kinds)

[Snow Frostflame 3,567]

"samurai sword"... it's called a katana. I'm just irked to no end when people call swords the wrong thing...

This is an Ulfberht not a viking sword:

 

This is a Scimitar not a Arabian Sword:

(not to mention there are different kinds)

A sword is a sword.... it cuts people.....

 

though I understand completely what you mean... the swords have their own names....

[Gearbox10mm 794]

I'd be hard pressed to pick a favorite.

 

Based solely on inovation and how much it changed the face of the battlefield I must submit the Colt Walker / Dragoon as a top pick.

 

 

[Shanks 10,811]

Tommy Gun, a favorite of mobsters and for good reason.

 

 

Claymore sword

 

[Sapphire Lightning 784]

Theramin! Those sounds will mesmerize any soldier!

 

Ok, really tho.

The blunderbuss. Really simple and very nasty short range gun. Usually loaded with anything except actual shot. How about 20 iron nails flying at you at the speed of sound? Yum!

[Shadow Beam 1,179]

This little fella wiped out barbarians before it was cool.

[Red Cedar 1,406]

Being of Scottish ancestry myself, I have to go with an claidheamh-mòr, the Great Sword - a claymore.

[Lordav 3,426]

The german Zweihander

 

 

(Got an entire shelf about swords <3)

 

Also the Prussian musket in the NW, the calibre of .72 aka The New-prussian Musket

 

 

(Flintlock mechanism)

 

And of course, the classical Gladius

 

 

 

Also, even if theyre a bit more modern, two WW2 things

The German Mp41

 

 

 

The MG-42

 

 

 

 

And I dont know if it counts... But c'mon... you gotta add the King Tiger

 

 

[KatonRyu 1,026]

 

Because I saw a documentary on crafting on of these things.

 

 

Because the epee, my fencing weapon of choice, is descended from it.

 

 

Because Japan.

[Guest]

Greek fire.

 

A flamethrower used by the Byzantine Empire back in ca 672.

 

[Shadowking58 1,136]

I'd say the iconic MP-40. Or the "Maschinenpistole 40"

[N.W. 3,619]

T-34

A tank unmatched until the appearance of Tigers and Panthers, even then the T-34 was far more mobile and more mechanically reliable.

[Taviscratch 453]

The german Zweihander

 

 

(Got an entire shelf about swords <3)

 

Also the Prussian musket in the NW, the calibre of .72 aka The New-prussian Musket

 

 

(Flintlock mechanism)

 

And of course, the classical Gladius

 

 

 

Also, even if theyre a bit more modern, two WW2 things

The German Mp41

 

 

 

The MG-42

 

 

 

 

And I dont know if it counts... But c'mon... you gotta add the King Tiger

 

 

Kudos on the German weapons of war! I love German tanks though I prefer the look of the regular Tiger.

[Lordav 3,426]

 

 

 I prefer the look of the regular Tiger.

 

 

I prefer looking at any german tank =)

[zombienixon 330]

As for general types of weapons, mine would be the cavalry saber and the bayonet.  

 

If we're getting more specific, I'd have to go with the Luger

 

 

the Browning M2 (playing War Thunder has given me a great appreciation for these guns)

 

 

 

the MG34 (I prefer the looks of this to the 42, rate of fire be damned)

 

and the PPSh 41

 

[Krampus 197]

The always wonderful, always ludicrous, German Zweihander.

 

 

 

My bludgeoning weapon of choice, the morningstar

 

 

And finally, the trusty M1 Garand

 

 

Edited March 4, 2015 by Domino